Diagnosis and surgical treatment of an aneurysm on a cervical aortic arch associated with an anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;10(2):346-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.219352. Epub 2009 Nov 12.

Abstract

Cervical aortic arch (CAA) is a rare congenital anomaly. An aneurysm developed on a CAA is even rarer and a life threatening condition. We report the diagnosis and surgical treatment of an aneurysm on a CAA associated with an anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery. The surgical procedure consisted in the resection of the aneurysm, a direct aorto aortic anastomosis and a coronary artery bypass to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery with a good result at 11 months. This first case reported of an anomaly of a coronary artery origin associated with an aneurysm on a CAA, underlines the interest of a preoperative complete anatomical and functional diagnosis, to define an optimal intraoperative strategy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures*