title: Rupture of a small fusiform thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: We report a case of ruptured aortic aneurysm of the distal aortic arch. This aneurysm was fusiform and only 4.0 cm in maximum diameter. Emergency total aortic arch replacement was successful. Rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm of this shape and size is possible but extremely rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morota
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotsuka
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans