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Jeroen M H Hendriks1, Tim Brits1, Thijs Van der Zijden2
1Department of Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
Abstract:
An 18-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital because of a high impact trauma. A computed tomography scan showed massive mediastinal bleeding due to a posteriorly located rupture of the aortic arch with formation of a pseudoaneurysm. Although urgent repair was indicated, open cardiac surgery was not feasible, as this would involve full heparinization in a patient with subarachnoid bleeding. The chosen solution was to perform a percutaneous thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and a kissing chimney procedure using a U-shape configuration.
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