SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF A PSEUDOANEURYSM AFTER COMPOSITE GRAFT REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC-VALVE AND ASCENDING AORTA - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve has now become a safe surgical procedure; however, early and late complications still frequently occur. Anastomotic dehiscence after a composite graft replacement is one potentially lethal complication. We herein report two cases of a pseudoaneurysm caused by dehiscence of the right coronary anastomosis, and the proximal aortic anastomosis. A follow up with an echocardiogram and computed tomography scan was found to be very useful and accurate. We thus successfully treated two cases of pseudoaneurysm using either Bentall's or Cabrol's procedures.