A giant ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a ruptured sinus of valsalva into the right atrium: Role of multimodality imaging.

A giant ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a ruptured sinus of Valsalva is rare. A 53-year-old male patient successfully underwent Bentall procedure after multimodality imaging which enable the correct diagnosis to be established and intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography provides additional information on the surgical planning.

A giant aneurysm of ascending aorta revealed by superior vena cava syndrome.

We report a 72 year-old man who presented symptoms of right heart failure and patent superior vena cava syndrome related to a huge ascending aortic aneurysm with a maximal diameter at 11 cm. The patient underwent a successful surgical repair by a modified Bentall operation with good recovery.