[Aortic arch aneurysms: three cases treated with different surgical approaches]

Miguel Guerra; José Miranda; Nuno Bettencourt; João Rocha; Vasco Gama; Luis Vouga; João Carlos Mota

[Aortic arch aneurysms: three cases treated with different surgical approaches]

Rev Port Cir Cardiotorac Vasc. 2007 Oct-Dec;14(4):191-4.

[Article in Portuguese]

Authors

Miguel Guerra¹, José Miranda, Nuno Bettencourt, João Rocha, Vasco Gama, Luis Vouga, João Carlos Mota

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e Cardiologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia.

PMID: 18408815

Abstract

Aortic arch aneurysms may be treated with different surgical approaches. Each case represents a complex opportunity for choosing the best available strategy. We present three different cases in which a particular surgical choice was found to be the most adequate to the specific problem.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods