Giant aneurysms of ascending aorta and pulmonary artery

Abstract

Fig. 2. (A) With anulo-aortic ectasia and severe aortic insufficiency, pulmonary artery valve displasia and severe insufficiency, pulmonary artery ectasia, the patient underwent a surgical intervention. Ascending aorta (Ao) and pulmonary artery trunk (PA) were exposed by median sternotomy. (B) Ascending aorta aneurysm and aortic valve were replaced with bioprosthesis and Dacron conduit. Pulmonary artery trunk was open; another bioprosthesis and Dacron tube were used to replace the native valve and pulmonary trunk. Subsequently, the Dacron graft was sheltered by native pulmonary artery wall.