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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
[An adult case of double aortic arch]
S Abe1, T Murashita, T Tachibana
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract:
Reports of surgical treatment are rare in adults with double aortic arch. We present such a case of a 15-year-old male who presented with dysphagia and dyspnea. Diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), showing a dominant right arch. The patient underwent divisions of left aortic arch and ligamentum arteriosum, and further dissections around esophagus and trachea. After the operation, both dysphagia and dyspnea were disappeared completely. By reviewing literatures in adult cases, cautions in surgical procedure were discussed in this article.
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