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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
Chronic contained rupture of aortic aneurysm with thoracic vertebral erosion
Iwao Matsunaga1, Eijiro Nogami2, Shinya Higuchi2
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan sancho1977@aol.com.
Abstract:
A 66-year-old man was transferred to our hospital with the diagnosis of a large thoracoabdominal aneurysm. Computed tomography showed thoracic vertebral erosion, suggesting a chronic contained rupture. He was hemodynamically stable with no neurological complication preoperatively. He underwent successful surgical replacement of the descending aorta. During surgery, the 6th and 7th thoracic vertebral bones adjacent to the thoracic aneurysm were found to be eroded. The postoperative course was uneventful.
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