Staged surgical repair for extensive cardiovascular damage by syphilis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.143.
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Abstract
A 45-year-old man had aortic regurgitation with a syphilitic true aneurysm of the ascending to transverse arch aorta and a descending aortic aneurysm from chronic Stanford type B aortic dissection. After antibiotic therapy, two-staged surgical repair was performed and there has been no evidence of recurrence in 12 months since the second stage. We describe the successful management of extensive cardiovascular syphilitic damage.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Syphilis, Cardiovascular
- Vascular Surgical Procedures