Respiratory insufficiency due to tracheal compression by an aneurysm of the ascending, transverse, and descending thoracic aorta. Successful surgical management in a 76-year-old man.
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013147:Spirometry; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D014797:Vital Capacity