COARCTATION OF AORTIC ARCH WITH ANEURYSM

Abstract

A 28- year- old woman was admitted because of uncontrolled hypertension following delivery. Aortography showed severe coarctation of the aortic arch, and a large- sized aneurysm that was located in the aortic arch distal to the left common carotid artery. The patient was scheduled for surgery. The coarctation was removed and the aortic arch was replaced with a 28-mm Dacron tube, and the left subclavian artery was reimplanted to the Dacron tube. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was discharged from hospital 15 days later.