Aneurysm of the main pulmonary artery associated with patent ductus arteriosus

동맥관 개존증을 동반한 주폐동맥의 동맥류 치험 1예

  • Youm, Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Dae-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Rho, Joon-Ryang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • 염욱 (서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 조대윤 (서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 노준량 (서울대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1982.12.01

Abstract

Pulmonary artery aneurysm usually carries an ominous prognosis due to the associated pulmonary hypertension. In July 1981, a patient with a huge aneurysm of main pulmonary artery secondary to pulmonary hypertension and bacterial endocarditis due to a patent ductus arteriosus was treated by resection of the aneurysm and Dacron patch graft replacement and closure of the patent ductus arteriosus. The immediate postoperative result was excellent. We now report the surgical treatment, clinical course, and one and half years follow up of the patient.

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