Traumatic giant pseudoaneurysm of innominate artery.
A 20-year-old man developed a giant pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery 5 months after blunt chest trauma, causing severe respiratory distress and superior vena cava compression symptoms. The patient was managed with hypothermia and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass resulting in a successful outcome.
Dhaliwal
Rajinder S
RS
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, PO Box 1515, P.G.I. Campus, Chandigarh 160012, India. rsdhaliwal@glide.net.in
Luthra
Suvtesh
S
Goyal
Sameer
S
Behra
Sukant
S
Krishna
Rama
R
Ba
Kanchan
K
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*