title: Supraclavicular transposition of aberrant left vertebral artery for hybrid treatment of aortic arch aneurysm: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vertebral artery variations are common in thoracic aortic patients. If patients have the aberrant left vertebral artery, the more difficult to determine the treatment modality.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 63-year-old man with an aberrant left vertebral artery originating from an aneurysmal aortic arch. The patient underwent a successful hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair after aortic arch debranching and transposition of the aberrant left vertebral artery to the left common carotid artery through a supraclavicular incision without sternotomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The aberrant left vertebral artery originating from the aortic arch can be safely transposed to the left common carotid artery through a supraclavicular approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyo Seon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Gwan Sic
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Yochun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: In Seok
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kook Joo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Suk
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University School of Medicine, 42, Jebong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 15772, South Korea. waytogosun@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sang Gi
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Aortic arch; Aortic operation; Case report; Stents