RT Book, Section
A1 Habib, Joseph
A2 Dean, Steven M.
A2 Satiani, Bhagwan
A2 Abraham, William T.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105290469
T1 THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR
T2 Color Atlas and Synopsis of Vascular Diseases
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071749541
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105290469
RD 2023/06/01
AB A  72-year-old  white  man  underwent  a  computed  tomographic  (CT)  scan  of  the  chest  to  evaluate  a  pulmonary  nodule  and  incidentally  found  to  have  a  6-cm  descending  aortic  aneurysm  beginning  distal  to  the  subclavian  artery  and  ending  proximal  to  the  celiac  axis.  The  patient  denied  any  chest  or  back  pain.  His  past  medical  history  was  significant  for  hypertension,  hyperlipidemia,  and  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease.  He  also  relayed  that  his  father  died  as  a  result  of  a  ruptured  aneurysm.  Auscultation  of  the  chest  revealed  distant  lung  sounds  but  otherwise  his  physical  examination  was  unremarkable.  Risks  and  benefits  of  open  and  endovascular  repair  of  the  aneurysm  were  discussed  with  the  patient,  and  he  elected  to  undergo  endovascular  repair.