title: Syphilitic aortic aneurysm presenting with upper airway obstruction.
abstract: Syphilitic aortic aneurysms are uncommon today. A rare case of syphilitic aortic arch aneurysm with successful surgical treatment is reported. A 42-year-old man presented with upper airway obstruction. Chest radiography showed a superior mediastinal mass, and computed tomography revealed a large saccular aortic arch aneurysm that compressed the trachea. Dacron graft replacement of the aortic arch was successfully performed under circulatory arrest with antegrade cerebral perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yala Hospital, Yala, Thailand. somchaiwaikittipong@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waikittipong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013589:Syphilis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates