title: Combined surgical and endovascular treatment of a traumatic pseudo-aneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk with anatomical anomaly.
abstract: The authors report a case of combined surgical and endovascular treatment of a traumatic pseudo-aneurysm of the innominate artery in which the left common carotid artery originated from the brachiocephalic trunk. After a conventional surgical intervention with the implantation of the left common artery on the left subclavian artery, to correct the anatomic anomaly, a safe and effective endovascular stent-graft placement excluded the aneurysm. This new technique proposes a good chance for polytraumatized patients to receive a better prognosis and a much faster rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruebben
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merlo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossato
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Savio
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muratore
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tettoni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rabbia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene