Biblio

1. 1: Tobinaga S, Hirata Y, Saisho H, Wada K, Saku K, Kikusaki S, Takaseya T, Tanaka
H. Successful Surgical Treatment of a Huge Candida albicans Aortic Fungus Ball
with Pseudoaneurysm. J Heart Valve Dis. 2016 Jul;25(4):437-439. PubMed PMID:
28009946.
2: Carrel T, Schoenhoff F, Cameron D. A Loeys-Dietz patient with a transatlantic
odyssey: repeated aortic root surgery ending with a huge left main coronary
aneurysm. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2017 Jan;24(1):143-144. doi:
10.1093/icvts/ivw304. Epub 2016 Sep 13. PubMed PMID: 27624358.
3: Muretti M, Massi F, Coradduzza E, Portoghese M. Pseudoaneurysm fistulized into
pulmonary artery 13 years after aortic surgery. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017
Jan;25(1):52-54. doi: 10.1177/0218492315614423. Epub 2016 Jul 20. PubMed PMID:
26542784.
4: Giambuzzi M, Seitun S, Salsano A, Passerone G, Ferro C, Santini F. Nongated vs
electrocardiography-gated CT imaging of blunt aortic root rupture in a trauma
patient. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2015 Mar-Apr;9(2):146-8. doi:
10.1016/j.jcct.2014.10.006. Epub 2014 Oct 25. PubMed PMID: 25499201.
5: Sharifkazemi MB, Moarref AR, Rezaian S, Rezaian GR. Brucella endocarditis of
pseudoaneurysm of an aortic composite graft. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2013
Dec;21(4):183-5. doi: 10.4250/jcu.2013.21.4.183. Epub 2013 Dec 27. PubMed PMID:

2. 24459566; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3894370.
6: Sahin M, Yazicioglu MV, Sarikaya S, Turkmen MM. Huge aortic pseudoaneurysm
arising from the aorta-saphenous vein graft anastomosis after coronary artery
bypass grafting. Heart Surg Forum. 2013 Oct;16(5):E264-5. doi:
10.1532/HSF98.20131018. PubMed PMID: 24217240.
7: Yeh YH, Lin YC, Tsai W, Chien DK. A huge aortic root pseudoaneurysm. J Emerg
Med. 2013 Feb;44(2):488-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.08.019. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
PubMed PMID: 23103070.
8: Din JN, Della Siega A, Silver SF, Wong DR, Robinson SD. Huge aortic
pseudoaneurysm arising from the coronary anastomosis after aortic root
replacement. QJM. 2013 Nov;106(11):1055-6. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs195. Epub 2012
Oct 15. PubMed PMID: 23070208.
9: Wei J, Sue SH, Lee YT, Chang CY. Combined heart transplantation and total
replacement of thoracic aorta in Marfan's syndrome with recurrent aortic
dissection: a case report. Transplant Proc. 2012 May;44(4):1174-5. doi:
10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.02.013. PubMed PMID: 22564657.
10: Yip SL, Woo SB, Kwok TK, Mak KH. Nightmare of lumbar diskectomy: aorta
laceration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Dec 15;36(26):E1758-60. doi:

3. 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182194e1c. PubMed PMID: 22138785.
11: Caselli S, Mazzesi G, Tritapepe L, Barretta A, Pandian NG, Agati L, Fedele F.
3D echocardiographic delineation of mitral-aortic intervalular fibrosa
pseudoaneurysm caused by bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis. Echocardiography.
2011 Jan;28(1):E1-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01229.x. PubMed PMID:
20584051.
12: Kostov J, Stankovic G. Aortic root and extensive coronary dissections
complicating recanalization of chronic right coronary artery occlusion:
refraining from stenting may have a favorable outcome! J Invasive Cardiol. 2003
Mar;15(3):164-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 12612394.

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