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: Ryuzo Bessho, Masahiro Fujii, Yousuke Ishii, Masami Ochi, Kazuo Shimizu
• Journal: Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 19 Issue 3 Pg. 239-42 ( 2013) ISSN: 2186-1005 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 23232261 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aneurysm, Infected (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Angiography, Digital Subtraction
• Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Aortography (methods)
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis
• Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation (instrumentation)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prosthesis Design
• Severity of Illness Index
• Stents
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Vascular Calcification (complications, diagnostic imaging)