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Hybrid stenting therapy for dysphagia aortica with Rokitansky's diverticulum concomitant with thoracic aortic aneurysm
Author(s) -
Kenichi Okamura,
Yoshihiro Suematsu,
Sei Morizumi,
Mitsuhiro Kawata
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezv102
Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , concomitant , thoracic aortic aneurysm , diverticulum (mollusc) , surgery , aneurysm , radiology , stent , aortic aneurysm , aspiration pneumonia , computed tomography angiography , angiography , pneumonia
An 87-year old man with a past medical history of a descending aortic aneurysm for 20 years presented with progressive dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated the impending rupture of the thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and endoscopic examinations revealed the extrinsic compression of the middle oesophagus with Rokitansky's diverticulum proximal to the compression area. He underwent urgent thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair, followed by oesophageal stenting. The patient's symptoms immediately improved, and the postoperative period was uneventful. This report is the first to describe a hybrid stenting therapy for dysphagia aortica with Rokitansky's diverticulum concomitant with a TAA.

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