title: Very rare survival case of elective surgery for a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: We report a very rare case of survival after a ruptured thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). An 84-year-old man was transferred to a local hospital because of unconsciousness. Computed tomography showed a ruptured TAA and he was referred to our hospital for management. Although emergency surgery was recommended, the patient rejected it and remained hospitalized for conservative management. One week later, the patient decided to proceed with the surgery and graft replacement was successfully performed. His recovery was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Rinku General Medical Center, 2-23 Rinku-orai-kita, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8577, Japan. yk197910167@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Dairoku
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kashiyama
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izutani
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016312:Treatment Refusal