UNRUPTURED ANEURYSM OF THE SINUS OF VALSALVA INTO THE PULMONARY-ARTERY

Authors
SHIRAISHI S WATARIDA S KATSUYAMA K NAKAJIMA Y IMURA M NISHI T MORI A
Citation
S. Shiraishi et al., UNRUPTURED ANEURYSM OF THE SINUS OF VALSALVA INTO THE PULMONARY-ARTERY, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(5), 1998, pp. 1458-1459
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1458 - 1459
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:5<1458:UAOTSO>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Congenital aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are rare lesions. Becaus e the aortic root is central, the aneurysm call rupture into any cardi ac chamber, and virtually all combinations of sinus and chamber fistul as have been described. Rupture into the pulmonary artery, however, is very rare. We encountered a 14-year-old boy with conal ventricular se ptal defect and right coronary cusp prolapse with an unruptured aneury sm of the sinus of Valsalva into the pulmonary artery. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.