Noninfectious ascending aortitis is a very rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We report a case of the truly fortuitous finding of this rare condition in a 67-year-old man operated on for an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with dystrophic aortic valve regurgitation. Intraoperative inspection revealed dissection of the aorta just above the left main coronary artery. A modified Bentall operation was performed. The pathological diagnosis was giant cell arteritis
Lemaire, A., Cuttone, F., Caprio, S., Massetti, M., Galateau Salle, F., Giant-cell aortitis: an unusual case of Bentall operation, <<ASIAN CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC ANNALS>>, 2014; (Marzo): 342-344. [doi:10.1177/0218492312470669] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60780]
Giant-cell aortitis: an unusual case of Bentall operation
Massetti, Massimo;
2014
Abstract
Noninfectious ascending aortitis is a very rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We report a case of the truly fortuitous finding of this rare condition in a 67-year-old man operated on for an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with dystrophic aortic valve regurgitation. Intraoperative inspection revealed dissection of the aorta just above the left main coronary artery. A modified Bentall operation was performed. The pathological diagnosis was giant cell arteritis
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