CASE REPORTS  VASCULAR SECTION 

The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 December;46(6):533-5

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language: English

Management of an aortic wall ulcer after an aortic dissecting hematoma

Farhat F. ¹, Metton O. ¹, Rosamel P. ², Jegaden O. ¹

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery B Louis Pradel Hospital, Bron, France 2 Department of Anesthesia Louis Pradel Hospital, Bron, France

We report the case of a 40-year-old woman who presented with an ulcer of the descending aorta 9 months after ascending aortic surgery for intramural aortic hematoma, which was treated surgically with a supra-coronary aortic replacement. Treatment of the second aortic lesion and the choice between endovascular or surgical approaches are discussed.