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Isolated dissecting aneurysm of the brachiocephalic artery associated with contained rupture

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A 79-year-old man with no history of trauma complained of a sudden onset of headache and backache. Computed tomography showed an isolated dissecting aneurysm 4 cm in diameter associated with contained rupture at the takeoff region of the brachiocephalic artery. Surgery was performed on an emergent basis. The proximal aortic arch was successfully replaced using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion. The patient was easily weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass and recovered uneventfully.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan

    Tomoaki Hirose, Nobuoki Tabayashi, Yoshiro Yoshikawa, Takehisa Abe, Hiroshi Naito, Yoshihiro Hayata, Keigo Yamashita & Shigeki Taniguchi

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Hirose, T., Tabayashi, N., Yoshikawa, Y. et al. Isolated dissecting aneurysm of the brachiocephalic artery associated with contained rupture. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 60, 225–227 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-011-0809-x

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