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Correction of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm‐Bronchial Fistula
Author(s) -
CYR JOHN A. ST.,
WARD HERBERT B.,
MOLINA J. ERNESTO
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1987.tb00175.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , thoracic aortic aneurysm , thoracic aorta , bronchus , parenchyma , radiology , fistula , aortic aneurysm , descending aorta , resection , lung , surgery , aorta , respiratory disease , pathology
The descending thoracic aorta is the most common site for thoracic aneurysms to occur and may present asymptomatically or manifest itself with an array of symptoms depending on the involvement of adjacent structures. Hemoptysis may occur due to erosion of the aneurysm into a bronchus or the pulmonary parenchyma. This report describes the technique in a patient with a descending thoracic aneurysm who underwent emergent resection of the aneurysm with en bloc removal of the involved left lower lobe of the lung.