Hybrid treatment of an isolated immunoglobulin G4-related internal thoracic artery aneurysm

True aneurysms of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) are rare and are associated with vasculitides, connective tissue diseases, and infections. We report a case of a 3-cm immunoglobulin G4-positive ITA aneurysm that was excised by a hybrid approach involving open ligation of the ITA origin and video...

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Autores principales: Ho, Kelvin, Joshi, Pragnesh, Wong, Daniel, Brusch, Anna, Hockley, Joseph, Jansen, Shirley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Unusual aneurysm
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6298933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30761381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2018.06.003
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Sumario:True aneurysms of the internal thoracic artery (ITA) are rare and are associated with vasculitides, connective tissue diseases, and infections. We report a case of a 3-cm immunoglobulin G4-positive ITA aneurysm that was excised by a hybrid approach involving open ligation of the ITA origin and video-assisted thoracoscopic aneurysmectomy. This novel technique was able to acquire tissue for histopathologic diagnosis through a minimally invasive means.

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