The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e62-e63 , April 2010

False aneurysm with aortopulmonary shunt after replacement of the ascending aorta

  • Wilko Reents, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Wilko Reents, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Strasse 6, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
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  • Werner Kenn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Jörg Babin-Ebell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany
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  • Rainer G. Leyh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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  • Armin Gorski, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Received 22 September 2008 ,Accepted 19 November 2008.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(08)02040-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages e62-e63 , April 2010

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