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Late thoracic pseudo-aneurysm causing collapse of vascular prostheses

Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan, MultiMedica Clinic, Sesto S. Giovanni, Italy

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The outcome of patients with thoracic vascular prostheses is usually uneventful. We report two cases of collapse of thoracic vascular prostheses which occurred ten and forty years, respectively, after the implantation. The diagnoses were obtained preoperatively by CT-scan or NMR and angiography. Both patients were successfully treated with prosthetic replacement by an open approach.

Key Words: Great vessels; Thoracic aorta; Vascular prosthesis