Handling of extensive aneurysm of the aorta with bronchomalacia in a Marfan patient.
Surgical management of extensive aneurysms of the aorta still remains demanding. Herein, we describe the successful treatment of a 59-year-old Marfan patient with extensive aneurysm of the aorta complicated by bronchomalacia.
Breitenbach
Ingo
I
Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Klinikum Braunschweig, Salzdahlumerstr. 90, Braunschweig 38126, Germany. ibreitenbach@me.com
El-Essawi
Aschraf
A
Anssar
Marcel
M
Harringer
Wolfgang
W
D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D055091:Bronchomalacia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome