title: Dissecting thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm associated with an isolated right-sided aortic arch.
abstract: Although a right-sided aortic arch is not a rare anomaly, an aortic dissection involving an isolated right-sided aortic arch is extremely rare and remains a complicated entity for surgical therapy because of its anatomical characteristics. Previous reports that we have identified in English literature include only six surgical cases of aortic dissection involving a right-sided aortic arch. We report on a 75-year-old female who had a chronic thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm following type B aortic dissection in a right-sided aortic arch. Graft replacement including reconstruction of Adamkiewicz artery and a celiac trunk was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful except for a prolonged ventilatory support. This case seems to be the first successful case of extended graft replacement for this pathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, 1179-3 Nagasone-cho, Sakai, Japan. skuki@orh.go.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans