Successful repair of graft failure and abdominal aortic aneurysm following thoraco-abdominal bypass for atypical aortic coarctation.
A 54-year-old woman, who underwent descendo-abdominal aortic bypass grafting for atypical aortic coarctation complicated with Takayasu's arteritis 37 years previously, was referred to our hospital for treatment of a pseudoaneurysm due to rupture of the graft. Preoperative computed tomography scan also demonstrated an abdominal aortic aneurysm. First, an endovascular stent-graft repair of the pseudoaneurysm was performed, then the abdominal aortic aneurysm was repaired with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass. Proper surgical planning was important to treat this rare development accompanied by aberrant circulation.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Tsuyoshi
T
Taketani
Tetsuro
T
Morota
Ko
K
Shibata
Noboru
N
Motomura
Yutaka
Y
Kotsuka
Shinichi
S
Takamoto
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors