One-Stage Ascending, Arch, and Descending Thoracic Aorta Replacement Through Median Sternotomy.
- Author:
Jae Won LEE
1
;
Yong Jik LEE
;
Sang Kwon LEE
;
Suk Jung JU
;
Suk Won YUN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic aneurysm, dissecting;
Aortic aneurysm, descending;
Sternotomy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aorta;
Aorta, Thoracic*;
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Lung;
Sternotomy*;
Thoracotomy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2002;35(9):675-679
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In patient with severe adhesion between lung and aorta, there is some limitation in approaching the distal arch or descending thoracic aorta through the usual left thoracotomy. We report a case of a successfully managed distal arch and descending thoracic aortic aneurysm through the median sternotomy without any manipulations of the lung in a 66 year old man who presented hemoptysis.
