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Traumatic Brachiocephalic Trunk Pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Mosquera Victor X.,
Velasco Carlos,
Gulias Daniel,
Fariña Monica Mourelo
Publication year - 2013
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/jocs.12117
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , trunk , respiratory distress , acute respiratory distress , surgery , brachiocephalic artery , aneurysm , lung , aorta , ecology , aortic arch , biology
The surgical approach to a large pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk may be hazardous because of its high risk of rupture. An adequate vascular control is vital before attempting to manage the pseudoaneurysm. We describe a surgical technique using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest to repair a giant pseudoaneurysm of the brachiocephalic trunk with impending rupture and severe respiratory distress and superior vena cava compression secondary to multisystem trauma. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12117 (J Card Surg 2013;28:430–432)