Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5942349 Annals of Vascular Surgery 2014 4 Pages PDF
Abstract
An 84-year-old man was transferred to the emergency department for the treatment of shock. His upper body was swollen. Hematoma from the ruptured brachiocephalic artery aneurysm was compressing and obstructing the superior vena cava (SVC). A stent graft was deployed from the brachiocephalic artery to the right common carotid artery, and the proximal right subclavian artery was coil embolized. On postoperative day 5, when his neck swelling subsided and tracheal stenosis seemed resolved, the patient was extubated and the subsequent recovery was uneventful. He was discharged from the hospital on postoperative day 24. Although the stent grafting does not directly decompress the SVC by removing aneurysm and hematoma, it seems to be the treatment option for the morbid patients.
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