Atherosclerotic aneurysm in the circumflex retroesophageal right aortic arch

Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Jun;71(6):2030-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02499-1.

Abstract

A 63-year-old man had a distal arch aneurysm combined with a circumflex retroesophageal right aortic arch, which is a rare form of vascular ring. By using combined median sternotomy and left thoracotomy under deep hypothermia and retrograde cerebral perfusion, total arch replacement with a vascular graft was successful. We describe our surgical strategy for arch aneurysm associated with an uncommon congenital vascular malformation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Arteriosclerosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriosclerosis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed