title: Surgical management of aneurysms at the origin of an aberrant right subclavian artery.
abstract: An aneurysmal origin of an aberrant right subclavian artery should preferably be closed with a prosthetic patch inserted with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest. Three patients were operated on: a transaortic approach was used in two and a transaneurysmal approach in one. This technique allows a single-stage surgical correction of this rare anomaly through a median sternotomy and obviates the need for hazardous and difficult side clamping of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Verkroost
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hamerlijnck
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery