Novel Surgical Management of Giant Aortic Arch Pseudoaneurysm

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 103; no. 6; pp. e499 - e500
• Main Authors: Altarabsheh, Salah E., MD, Deo, Salil V., MD, Alma'ayeh, Sakher M., MD, Jalookh, Muhannad, MD, Alshabatat, Ashraf O., MD, Obeidat, Yagthan M., MD, Rababa’h, Abeer, PhD, Al-Azzam, Fuad M., MD, Fadel, Ashraf, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-06-2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aneurysm, False - diagnostic imaging; Aneurysm, False - etiology; Aneurysm, False - surgery; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - etiology; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Humans; Male; Surgery; Thoracic Injuries - complications; Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications
• ISSN: 0003-4975; 1552-6259
• DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.066

Pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch is a rare entity, usually seen after cardiac operations or chest trauma. Here we report a 32-year-old man who presented 10 years after blunt chest trauma with a giant aortic arch pseudoaneurysm. He finally underwent surgical intervention in which the pseudoaneurysm was closed from inside with use of an inlay patch method.