title: Traumatic brachiocephalic trunk pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: The surgical approach to a large pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk may be hazardous because of its high risk of rupture. An adequate vascular control is vital before attempting to manage the pseudoaneurysm. We describe a surgical technique using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to repair a giant pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk with impending rupture and severe respiratory distress and superior vena cava compression secondary to multisystem trauma.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain. victor.x.mosquera.rodriguez@sergas.es
authors: Victor X
authors: VX
authors: Mosquera
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Velasco
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Gulias
authors: Monica Mourelo
authors: MM
authors: Fariña
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology