title: Two-stage repair of a combined aneurysm of the descending aorta and the aberrant right subclavian artery.
abstract: In cases of combined aneurysms of the descending aorta and the aberrant right subclavian artery a common surgical strategy has not been clearly elaborated. In this report the case of a 76-year-old male patient with this rare combination of aneurysms is presented. The surgical strategy consisted of a two-stage approach for repairing both aneurysms maintaining the perfusion of the right subclavian and vertebral artery, finally providing an excellent postoperative result even in a patient of this advanced age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Germany. aboening@kielheart.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boening
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dresler
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haverich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cremer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*