Ductus arteriosus aneurysm in an adult

Fm, Danza; Fusco, A; Breda, M; Bock, E; Lemmo, Gianfranco; Colavita, N

doi:10.2214/ajr.143.1.131

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“…6,7 Only a few cases of DAA in adulthood have been reported in the literature. 1,3,4,8,9 Earlier reports included only patients in whom DAA was found incidentally during thoracotomy performed for other pathology 2 or, like in our case, for an abnormal chest radiograph. 4,10,11 Adult presentation of DAA is associated with higher mortality than in childhood.…”

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“…1,3,4,8,9 Earlier reports included only patients in whom DAA was found incidentally during thoracotomy performed for other pathology 2 or, like in our case, for an abnormal chest radiograph. 4,10,11 Adult presentation of DAA is associated with higher mortality than in childhood. 12 Indeed, lifethreatening complications such as rupture, erosion, thromboembolism, and infection have been reported.…”

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“…1 A large DAA may be recognized incidentally 2 or may present with symptoms of a thoracic mass, most commonly in adulthood, and is associated with potentially life-threatening complications, such as rupture, erosion into bronchus or esophagus, infection, and thromboembolism. 3,4 We report a case of a patent DAA of very large size in an asymptomatic 67-yearold man in whom the diagnosis was made by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) using prospective electrocardiogram (ECG) gating. The presence of coronary artery disease was also ruled out with this non-invasive imaging modality.…”

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Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult

Andreini

Bartorelli

Dainese

et al. 2010

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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Aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus is a very rare congenital lesion in adults that can be associated with thromboembolism, rupture, and death. Its detection in a silent clinical phase is very important for planning appropriate treatment and avoiding potentially fatal complications. We report a case of a patent ductus arteriosus aneurysm of very large size (65.5 mm) that was incidentally discovered with low-dose (3.2 mSv) multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic 67-year-old man. The presence of coronary disease was also ruled out with this non-invasive imaging modality. Further evaluation with echocardiography and selective angiography confirmed the diagnosis. At surgery, the aneurysm was successfully resected via a left posterolateral thoracotomy.

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Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult

Andreini

Bartorelli

Dainese

et al. 2010

Journal of Vascular Surgery

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“…Cases in adults are rare; only 22 had been reported by 1984.1 2 We report a case of an aneurysm of a non-patent ductus arteriosus in an adult. In this case the diagnosis was made clinically but surgery was refused and death occurred suddenly about one year after diagnosis.…”

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A ruptured large aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus.

Tsujimoto¹,

Hirose²,

Ohyagi³

1987

Heart

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SUMMARY A 60 year old man was admitted with acute back pain followed by hoarseness. An aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus Botalli was diagnosed and an operation was recommended because of the high risk of complications such as rupture, embolism, or infection. The patient and his family refused surgery, however. The patient died suddenly of a rupture of the aneurysm a year later; necropsy confirmed the diagnosis. Several diagnostic methods were used and enhanced computed tomography gave the best representation of the aneurysm as it was seen at necropsy.This

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“…This entity is very rarely diagnosed in adults' and only 40 cases have been reported in the literature. [2][3][4][5][6] Recently, we experienced 2 cases of adult ductal aneurysm. Both cases underwent surgical repair with successful results.…”

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Ductal aneurysm of adult patients

Komai

Naito

Fujiwara

2000

Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg

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A ductal aneurysm is very rarely diagnosed in adults. We experienced 2 cases of adult ductal aneurysm. Both cases developed hoarseness and computed tomographic scanning demonstrated a typical 'triple star sign' at the aortopulmonary window level. They underwent surgical repair with successful results. During the same period, we experienced 38 operations for true thoracic aneurysm. The ductus origin was found in 5.2% of these patients. The ductal aneurysm may no longer be considered a 'rare' vascular disease with more careful diagnostic procedure.

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Ductus arteriosus aneurysm in an adult

Cited by 23 publications

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Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult

Incidental detection of a giant ductus arteriosus aneurysm by low-dose multidetector computed tomography in an asymptomatic adult

A ruptured large aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus.

Ductal aneurysm of adult patients

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