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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(3): 152-154
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010213
Case Report

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Successful Surgical Treatment of a Giant Aneurysm of the Right Coronary Artery

M. Bauer, S. Redzepagic, Y. Weng, R. Hetzer
  • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,
  • Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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1998

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Abstract

We describe the case of a 46-year-old female patient, who was referred to us under the suspicion of an acute type-A aortic dissection. After perusal of the computer tomogram and subsequent transesophageal echocardiography, we decided to operate, albeit under the assumption of the existence of a pericardial cyst. Intraoperatively a strikingly large aneurysm of the right coronary artery presented itself, which was successfully treated through resection and end-to-end anastomosis.

Key words

Coronary artery disease - Coronary aneurysm - Pericardial mass