Septic rupture of the ascending aorta after aortocoronary bypass surgery

We describe an exceptional case of non-fatal septic rupture of the ascending aorta in a patient with sternal dehiscence, deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) and pleural empyema after aortocoronary bypass surgery. Routine follow-up computed tomography (CT) detected a mediastinal pseudoaneurysm origin...

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Autores principales: Sommer, Christof M, Heye, Tobias, Stampfl, Ulrike, Tochtermann, Ursula, Radeleff, Boris A, Kauczor, Hans U, Richter, Goetz M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-3-64

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614984/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19087260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-3-64

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