Rupture of Artificial Blood Vessel by a Sternal Wire:Report of a Case

Formation of a pseudoaneurysm due to blood leakage from the anastomotic site of the vascular graft in large-diameter vessels is often seen, but formation of a pseudoaneurysm from the non-anastomotic site is extremely rare. A 68-year-old woman presented with a history of double valve replacement for combined valvular disease at 37 years old and hemiarch replacement for thoracic aortic dilatation at 65 years old. She visited the emergency room with a 2-week history of chest pain. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a 5-cm-diameter pseudoaneurysm and extravasation from the ascending aorta, so emergency surgery was performed. Around the ascending aorta area, we confirmed bleeding from a 5-mm dehiscence in the non-anastomotic part of the graft prosthesis, so hemostasis was performed with a cross-stitch mattress suture over a felt strip. Initially, the cause of the pseudoaneurysm was unknown, but re-examination of CT images from after the previous hemiarch replacement confirmed contact between the sternal wire and graft prosthesis. The wire was thus considered to have caused damage and bleeding. The patient was discharged from the hospital with a good postoperative course and is being followed-up in the outpatient department.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery - 77(2024), 3 vom: 20. März, Seite 213-216

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Toyama, Masahiro [VerfasserIn]
Higa, Shotaro [VerfasserIn]
Ando, Mizuki [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Tatsuya [VerfasserIn]
Kise, Yuya [VerfasserIn]
Inafuku, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Nakaema, Moriyasu [VerfasserIn]
Nagano, Takaaki [VerfasserIn]
Furukawa, Kojiro [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Blood Substitutes
Case Reports
English Abstract
Journal Article

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369552237