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01-10-2012 | Imaging in Cardiology
Delayed pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery: conservative management
Gepubliceerd in: Netherlands Heart Journal | Uitgave 10/2012
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A 58-year-old woman with a previous history of a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve and moderate dilatation of the ascending aorta underwent successful aortic mechanical valve and ascending aorta replacement. She had an uneventful postoperative course and was discharged on the sixth day. Forty days later she noticed a left parasternal painful swelling that remained stable in size over the next 72 h (Fig. 1). She visited the outpatient clinic where injury to a branch of the left internal mammary artery during sternotomy closure was suspected. No drop of the haematocrit was observed.
Fig. 1
A left parasternal painful swelling of 20 x 30 mm (front and lateral view)
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