Rupture of a small fusiform thoracic aortic aneurysm

Hiroo Takayama; Tetsuro Morota; Noboru Motomura; Minoru Ono; Yutaka Kotsuka; Shinichi Takamoto

doi:10.1007/s11748-003-0064-x

Rupture of a small fusiform thoracic aortic aneurysm

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Jan;51(1):32-3. doi: 10.1007/s11748-003-0064-x.

Authors

Hiroo Takayama¹, Tetsuro Morota, Noboru Motomura, Minoru Ono, Yutaka Kotsuka, Shinichi Takamoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.

PMID: 12645154
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-003-0064-x

Abstract

We report a case of ruptured aortic aneurysm of the distal aortic arch. This aneurysm was fusiform and only 4.0 cm in maximum diameter. Emergency total aortic arch replacement was successful. Rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm of this shape and size is possible but extremely rare.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Rupture / pathology
Aortic Rupture / surgery*
Female
Humans