DeBekay repair for type III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting was diagnosed with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, Crawford type III (Fig. 1). Immediate surgery was performed through 6th intercostal space and retroperitoneally,employing DeBakey repair (Fig. 2). Following repair, aneurysm sac was opened, bleeding points sutured, aneurysm neck suture ligated.