Successful surgical treatment of a ruptured giant atherosclerotic aneurysm of arcus aorta

Abstract

Endovascular aortic repairs in hybrid theatres have been implemented as an alternative option for the treatment of aortic arch aneurysms. The improvements in synthetic graft technologies, cardiopulmonary bypass techniques, blood protection, myocardial protection and protection of the central nervous system have resulted in safer applications of surgical interventions, particularly to the arcus aorta. In this article, we present our successful emergency surgical therapeutic approach in a 74-year-old female patient case with a ruptured giant aortic arch aneurysm.