Pseudoaneurysm of the left coronary ostial anastomoses as a complication of the modified bentall procedure diagnosed by echocardiography and multislice computed tomography

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-152

  Erkut, Bilgehan ^a,b   Ceviz, Münacettin ^a   Becit, Necip ^a   Gündogdu, Fuat ^a   Ünlü, Yahya ^a   Kantarci, Mecit ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Palandoken Tip Merkezi Ustu ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BENTALL PROCEDURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, FALSE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34250804399     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20061206     Document Type: Article

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