title: [A case report of surgical repair of aneurysm involving the distal arch and the descending aorta through median sternotomy].
abstract: A 46-year-old male patient with aneurysm involving the distal arch and the descending aorta was operated on successfully. Graft replacement of aneurysm with inclusion method was performed through median sternotomy with left pleurotomy. One month after operation, CT scan showed thrombus occupied between the graft and the aneurysm, and two years postoperatively, the aneurysm shrunk almost to normal size of the aorta. Therefore, our surgical procedure was considered to be proper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City General Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishiuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shomura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuasa
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*