| Literature DB >> 14529163 |
Hiroyuki Tanaka1, Takashi Narisawa, Takanobu Mori, Yoshiro Masuda, Takashi Suzuki.
Abstract
We report a 63-year-old female patient developing a pseudoaneurysm three years after patch-plasty of an aneurysm located at the distal thoracic aorta. Redo-operation was performed including total replacement of the descending thoracic aorta with reimplantation of distal intercostal arteries using small-caliber interposition grafts. This case presentation underlines the ineffectiveness of patch repair for the treatment of aortic aneurysms. Furthermore, the surgical technique of reimplantation of intercostal arteries using a separate graft is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14529163 DOI: 10.1007/BF02719600
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1344-4964