title: Total arch replacement with open stent-grafting for aneurysm of ductus arteriosus after surgery for patent ductus arteriosus.
abstract: A 73-year-old woman who had undergone ligation of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) via a left thoracotomy 19 years earlier was admitted to our hospital under the diagnosis of thoracic aortic aneurysm. An enhanced computed tomography of the chest revealed a saccular aneurysm measuring a maximum diameter of 28 mm in the lesser curvature of the distal aortic arch; she was diagnosed with an aneurysm of ductus arteriosus after surgery for PDA. We performed total aortic arch replacement with open stent-grafting through median sternotomy. This approach enabled us to avoid the risk of dissecting adhesions around the aneurysm and clamping the aorta distal to the aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Okayama, Japan. nippie550102@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Kosaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishigawa
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshitaka
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuinose
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Totsugawa
authors.forename: Genta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chikazawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome