Open AccessPulsating Suprasternal Lump: a Diagnostic and Management Dilemma
Author(s) -
Ahmed El Sayed,
Alaa Farok,
Hosam F. El-Sayed,
Said Soliman
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
methodist debakey cardiovascular journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.552
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1947-6094
pISSN - 1947-6108
DOI - 10.14797/mdcj-9-4-233
Subject(s) - medicine , dilemma , medline , subject (documents) , medical education , subject matter , webcast , library science , world wide web , curriculum , psychology , pedagogy , philosophy , epistemology , political science , computer science , law
We report a 70-year-old female who complained of shortness of breath and a pulsating suprasternal lump. CT scan showed innominate artery dilatation. In addition, operative exposure showed tortuous arteries and a common origin of the left common carotid and innominate arteries. Surgical correction by innominate artery division and reimplantation at the ascending aorta was performed, and the patient's symptoms completely disappeared after the procedure.