Giant pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch and successful surgical repair.
A 50-year-old woman presented with fever, cough, shortness of breath, and left-sided chest pain. Computed tomography with contrast showed a pseudoaneurysm occupying the upper half of the left hemithorax. Surgical repair with a Dacron patch was performed after considering the risk of pseudoaneurysmal rupture.
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Saulat H
SH
Fatimi
Salma
S
Abbas
Hashim M
HM
Hanif
Marium
M
Muzaffar
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures