Double aneurysms of arch and descending aorta associated with right aortic arch

Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Oct;70(4):1405-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01704-5.

Abstract

We report a case of a 69-year-old man in whom double aortic aneurysms of the arch and descending aorta with a right aortic arch and mirror-image branching were diagnosed by three-dimensional computed tomography and aortography. These techniques are useful to assess the exact anatomy of the lesion and branches of the arch. The patient was successfully treated by a two-stage operation consisting of aortic arch replacement followed by descending aorta replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Reoperation
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed