Traumatic brachiocephalic trunk pseudoaneurysm

J Card Surg. 2013 Jul;28(4):430-2. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12117. Epub 2013 May 9.

Abstract

The surgical approach to a large pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk may be hazardous because of its high risk of rupture. An adequate vascular control is vital before attempting to manage the pseudoaneurysm. We describe a surgical technique using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to repair a giant pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk with impending rupture and severe respiratory distress and superior vena cava compression secondary to multisystem trauma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / pathology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk / pathology
  • Brachiocephalic Trunk / surgery*
  • Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / complications*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Vena Cava, Superior / pathology