DIFFUSED INNOMINATE ANEURYSM.

Innominate artery aneurysm, how to solve it?

We herein describe our *These authors contributed equally to this work. experience with a congenital innominate artery aneurysm (IAA) that was managed with a simple surgical procedure. A 44-year-old woman was admitted for chest distress. Computed tomography angiography showed a 3.6-cm IAA arising from the aortic arch and compressing the trachea. A median sternotomy was performed with the patien...

Post-aortic left innominate vein with aortic arch aneurysm.

Post-aortic left innominate vein (PALIV) is a rare abnormality passing over the aortic arch. A 70-year-old male was diagnosed with PALIV and distal aortic arch aneurysm (Fig. 1). Total arch replacement was successfully performed using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion of 20 8C. PALIV was preserved by complete exposure and retraction (Fig. 2). Fig. 2. Intraoperative surgeon's view: (A) post...

Endovascular repair of an innominate artery true aneurysm.

PURPOSE To describe endovascular repair of a large aneurysm of the innominate artery in a patient with episodes of transient cerebral ischemia. CASE REPORT A 44-year-old man with a history of transient hemiparesis and aphasia demonstrated a large mass in the upper right hemithorax on chest radiography. Systolic brachial pressure in the right arm was 100 mm Hg versus 130 mm Hg in the left. Ima...

Spontaneous disruption of mycotic aneurysm involving innominate artery.

We report a case of ruptured mycotic aneurysm involving innominate artery requiring an urgent surgical treatment. A 62-yr-old woman presented with fever and dyspnea. Previously, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and received right hemicolectomy and one cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. On echocardiogram, pericardial effusion was noted and emergency pericardiocentesis was performed. CT scan reve...

A Massive Aneurysm of the Innominate Artery. A Case with Fatal Termination from Slow 'External Rupture'