Single-stage repair of aneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with aortic coarctation.
A 38-year-old man with a history of uncontrolled hypertension was investigated for atypical chest pains and found to have an aneurysm of the ascending aorta and a coexisting coarctation of the aorta. The timing and sequence of surgical repair of these 2 pathologies are controversial. We report an elective single-stage operation in which the ascending aorta was replaced and an extracardiac bypass from the ascending to the descending aorta was performed with excellent results.
Attaran
Saina
S
The London Chest Hospital, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK. saina.attaran@kcl.ac.uk
Felderhoff
Jeremy
J
Westwood
Mark A
MA
Awad
Wael I
WI
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures