title: Open stent grafting with a trifurcated graft for an infected aortic arch aneurysm concomitant with severe calcified aorta.
abstract: An infected aortic arch aneurysm is a rare but life-threatening condition. Moreover, surgical treatment for patients with severe calcified aorta is challenging and needs a well-planned strategy. We report a patient with an infected aortic arch aneurysm concomitant with severe calcification of the aorta in whom good results were obtained with open stent grafting in combination with a trifurcated graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai, Chiba, Japan. r-bessho@nms.ac.jp
authors.forename: Ryuzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bessho
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging