Keywords
aneurysm
aorta
heart defects
congenital
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Abstract
Two patients who underwent corrective repair of tetralogy of Fallot later developed aortic root aneurysms that required surgery 19 and 26 years after their index surgeries. Both patients were found to have the aneurysm wall intimately attached to the internal table of the sternum. Therefore, resternotomy was performed using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. This facilitated the use of a mediastinal approach without damage to the aneurysm. Surgery consisted of a classic Cabrol's procedure.
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