[A case of traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta with severe chronic compression of the trachea].
A case of successfully treated traumatic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta with severe major air way compression was reported. A 38-year-old man, who had a history of blunt chest trauma in a traffic accident twenty years ago, complained of asthma-like coughing chest CT scan and angiogram showed a saccular aneurysm of desending aorta compressing the isthmus of the trachea and the esophagus severely. Resection of the aneurysm and prosthetic graft replacement was undertaken successfully with the aid of F-F bypass. The trachea and the esophagus were well decompressed and the patient recovered well with no complaints.
Sano
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Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University Koshigaya Hospital, Japan.
Nakahara
H
H
Yamada
T
T
Ohshima
N
N
Tanabe
S
S
Katayama
Y
Y
Nagasawa
S
S
Kaki
N
N
D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*