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A case of a chronic traumatic thoracic aneurysm 11 years after injury
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido Prefectural Kushiro Hospital, 1-4-26 Sakuragaoka, Kushiro, Hokkaido 085-0805, Japan.
Abstract:
A 28-year-old male, who was involved in an automobile accident 11 years previously, was diagnosed as having a chronic traumatic thoracic aneurysm. An enhanced computed tomographic scanning (CT) and three-dimensional CT demonstrated that a thoracic aortic aneurysm of 50 mm in the maximal axis was located at the aortic isthmus and dilated posteriorly. He underwent thoracic aorta graft replacement using Femoro-femoral partial bypass. The surgery was successful and the postoperative course was uneventful.