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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1985; 33(1): 48-50
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1014083
Case Report

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Rupture of a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm after Prosthetic Bypass from the Ascending Aorta to the Descending Aorta in a Case of Congenital Aortic Arch Hypoplasie

H. W. Hartung, E. R. de Vivie, F. Hasse, H. H. Hildebrand, G. Rahlf1 , K. L. Neuhaus2 , G. Rupprath3
  • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • 1Pathological Institute,
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, and
  • 3Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Göttingen, FRG
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1984

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

An unusual case of a successfully operated ruptured thoracic aneurysm of the aorta with bleeding into the atelectatic pul monary left lower lobe and acute occlusion of the prosthesis in a 28-year-old woman is reported. The underlying disease was congenital aortic arch hypoplasia still present following implantation of a prosthetic bypass from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta performed in 1963.

Key words

Congenital aortic arch hypoplasia - Aorto-aortal prosthetic bypass - Thoracic aneurysm of the aorta - Rupture of the aneurysm