title: Thoracic aortic aneurysm associated with pseudocoarctation of the aorta.
abstract: Pseudocoarctation is a rare anomaly in the descending thoracic aorta. A 44-year-old man experienced sudden onset of back pain for 5 days prior to admission. Computed tomography showed kinking and stenosis in the distal aortic arch with a distal aneurysm. The patient underwent emergency surgery, with a diagnosis of impending rupture. The aneurysm was lobular with a very thin wall. Pseudocoarctation is rare and most often is asymptomatic. However, the aneurysm should be treated surgically, and the area of stenosis resected.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Yamanashi Medical University, 1110 Shimokato, Tamaho-cho, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shindo
authors.forename: Masatake
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsu
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures