title: Surgical management of aneurysms of the aortic arch vessels and their branches: report of four cases.
abstract: We review the cases of four patients with aneurysms of the aortic arch vessels and their branches. Two patients had a subclavian artery aneurysm, one had an innominate artery aneurysm, and one had a carotid artery aneurysm. We performed surgical reconstruction in all four patients in view of the life-threatening complications of these aneurysms. The approach, methods of surgical repair, and cerebral protection are discussed following these four case reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, K14, N5, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan.
authors.forename: Jorge Adalberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shiiya
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishibe
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunihara
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murashita
authors.forename: Keishu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed