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Surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: case report and review of the literature

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We report a quite rare case of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva with no clinical findings of Marfan syndrome or Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. A 52-year-old Chinese male was diagnosed having an aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva and moderate aortic regurgitation, while Bentall operation was performed successfully. The patient was discharged with no complications. Pathological examination revealed conspicuously medial mucoid degeneration of the aneurismal wall and absence of medial elastic fibers. Immediate results and early follow-up were uneventful.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Fenglin Road 180, Xujiahui District, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Shuyang Lu, Xiaoning Sun, Chunsheng Wang & Tao Hong

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Shuyang Lu, Xiaoning Sun, Chunsheng Wang, Tao Hong & Demin Xu

  3. Department of Echocardiography, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Weipeng Zhao

  4. Department of Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Xueling Liu

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S. Lu and X. Sun contributed equally to this work.

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Lu, S., Sun, X., Wang, C. et al. Surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: case report and review of the literature. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 61, 143–146 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-012-0113-4

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