Rupture of syphilitic aneurysm of ascending aorta into main pulmonary artery: Successful emergency repair

Pulmonary Artery Compression and Invasion by a Ruptured Giant Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A Rare Presentation

“… 8 Other aortic infectious diseases, aortic dissection, aortic hematoma, and large noninfectious TAAs are also potential causes. 9 , 10 Of the cases of aortic aneurysm rupture, the vast majority involve the ascending aorta, 11 and in fact only 3% arise from the aortic arch. 6 …”

Aortic aneurysm in a patient with syphilis-related spinal pain and paraplegia

“…As documented in our case, a special particularity, even though rare, of the aortic aneurysms is the pulsatile destruction of nearby structures such as sternum, ribs, vertebrae, and skin [ 9 ]. Heggtveit [ 7 ] analysed 100 syphilitic aortitis cases, and in only two were there vertebral bodies erosions.…”

“…In non-treated syphilis, aortitis occurs in over 70% of cases, with such symptoms as aortic regurgitation, stenosis, and aortic aneurysm occurring in up to 15% of patients [ 2 , 5 – 7 ]. Classically, syphilitic aneurysms occur in 90% of cases on the thoracic aorta, and in 10% in the abdominal aorta [ 3 , 7 – 9 ]. Infection of aortic wall develops during the secondary or bacteraemic phase of syphilis, having a latent period from infection until the clinical presentation ranging from 5 to 50 years [ 5 , 8 ].…”

Acquired Aorto-pulmonary Fistula - Case Report

“…The surgical treatment of acquired aorto-pulmonary fistula is very uncommon, and hazardous, only 7 cases having been documented to our knowledge, the first in 1960 (5,7,10). The procedure involves the replacement of the ascending aorta.…”