title: Surgical treatment of descending aortic aneurysm in a patient with syncopal attack.
abstract: We reported the rare case of a successful treatment of descending aortic aneurysm which causes syncopal attack. The patient, 75-years-old woman, underwent the descending aortic aneurysmectomy and the graft replacement. Three years has passed since the operation, and patient is leading a normal life without any syncopal attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwakura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors