TY - JOUR A2 - Horstkotte, Dieter AU - Göncü, Tugrul AU - Sezen, Mustafa AU - Ari, Hasan AU - Tiryakioglu, Osman AU - Yumun, Gündüz AU - Yavuz, Senol PY - 2009 DA - 2010/02/09 TI - Delayed Presentation of a Giant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement SP - 740247 VL - 2009 AB - Giant ascending aortic aneurysm formation following aortic valve replacement is rare. A 28-year-old man who underwent aortic valve replacement with a prosthetic valve for aortic regurgitation secondary to congenital bicuspid aortic valve about 10 years ago was diagnosed with a giant ascending aortic aneurysm about 16 cm in diameter in follow-up. The aneurysm was resected leaving the functional old mechanical prosthesis in place and implanted a 34-mm Hemashield woven graft, associated with the left and right coronary artery button implantation. Histological findings of the aortic aneurysm wall showed cystic medial necrosis. The postoperative course was uneventful and postoperative examination demonstrated good surgical results. SN - 1687-9627 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/740247 DO - 10.1155/2009/740247 JF - Case Reports in Medicine PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -