European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 10, 1030-1032, Copyright © 1996 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Unruptured aneurysms of the non-coronary and left sinuses of Valsalva accompanied by severe aortic valve regurgitation
O Simic, B Schneider, J Stein and J Ostermeyer
St. Georg Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
This report describes a case of giant unruptured aneurysms of the left and
non-coronary sinuses of Valsalva of the aortic valve associated with severe
aortic regurgitation. Repair was accomplished by replacement of the aortic
valve and the aortic root with a 25 mm St. Jude composite graft utilizing a
modified Bentall technique.