Aortic Arch Replacement for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Combined with Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery: Two Case Reports
10.4326/jjcvs.36.88
- VernacularTitle:右鎖骨下動脈起始異常を伴った胸部大動脈瘤に対する弓部大動脈全置換術の経験
- Author:
Hitoshi Kanamitsu
;
Hidenori Yoshitaka
;
Masahiko Kuinose
;
Yoshimasa Tsushima
;
Hitoshi Minami
;
Toshinori Totsugawa
;
Masamichi Ozawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;36(2):88-91
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We present two cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm combined with aberrant right subclavian artery. Case 1 was a 71-year-old man, and case 2 was a 74-year-old man with an aortic arch aneurysm associated with a diverticulum of Kommerell. In both cases, we performed total aortic arch replacement through median sternotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass, systemic hypothermia and selective cerebral perfusion. We reconstructed all 4 arch branches. The aberrant right subclavian artery arose from the distal portion of the aortic arch, distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. It crossed the midline between the esophagus and spine. To prevent compression of the trachea and esophagus by the right subclavian artery, we reconstructed it by the anterior side of the trachea. The postoperative course was uneventful.
