A 26-year-old male suffering from sudden right lower abdominal pain and lumbago was referred to our hospital. Enhanced computed tomography demonstrated bilateral kidneys and spleen infarctions, and a large tumour was found occupying the aortic arch and thoracic descending aorta. We suspected that these infarctions were due to tumour embolization. The aortic arch and thoracic descending aorta we...

We present the case of a 60-year old man who complained of severe dysphagia caused by a double aortic arch (DAA) with a right-sided descending thoracic aorta. The left-sided aortic arch had a compressive segment located between the left subclavian artery and the descending thoracic aorta. Using left third thoracotomy, the segment, which caused compression of the oesophagus, was ligated and divi...

Figure 1: Computed tomography demonstrated an acute type A aortic dissection with the primary entry located on the ascending aorta (black arrow) and a massive effusion in the pericardium (*). The aortic dissection involved the descending aorta, which was dilated to 6.1 cm with an arteriosclerotic aneurysmal change (white arrow), the so-called Cambia classification group III. Figure 2: Thoracic ...

Two cases of asymptomatic double aortic arch with tetralogy of Fallot are reported. One presented with a non-dominant left arch and left-sided descending thoracic aorta and the other with a non-dominant left arch, a right-sided descending thoracic aorta and a patent ductus arteriosus. One-stage operation was performed and both patients were discharged free of symptoms and signs related to the d...

Systemic arterial supply from the descending thoracic aorta to the basal segment of the left lower lobe without a pulmonary arterial supply is a rare congenital anomaly within the spectrum of sequestration lung disease. The most common pattern of anomalous systemic artery to the lung arises from the descending thoracic aorta and feeds the basal segments of the left lower lobe. We report an extr...

PURPOSE To examine the feasibility of a direct videoscopic approach to the descending thoracic aorta for branched endograft delivery to the aortic arch and abdominal aorta. METHODS Aneurysms were created in the aortic arch and pararenal aorta of 3 human cadavers, and pulsatile flow was established using a roller pump. Thoracoscopically, 2 double-felted purse-string sutures were placed on the ...