title: Massive tracheal necrosis due to compression by an innominate artery aneurysm associated with a grade IV Chagasic megaesophagus and chronic duodenal ulcer.
abstract: A 49-year-old man suffered necrosis of the cephalad tracheal segment due to compression by an innominate artery aneurysm. A peritracheal abscess, a grade IV chagasic megaesophagus, and a duodenal ulcer were also present. The patient underwent a three-stage surgical treatment, and 7 years later he is doing well, and breathing and eating normally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Traumatology - Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sader
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cherri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ceneviva
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery