- Author: Kyo Seon Lee, Gwan Sic Kim, Yochun Jung, In Seok Jeong, Kook Joo Na, Bong Suk Oh, Byung Hee Ahn, Sang Gi Oh
- Date: 2017/01/31
- Journal: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery;12;1-4
- PMID: 28143575
- PMCID: PMC5282908
- DOI: 10.1186/s13019-017-0574-8
Abstract
Background: Vertebral artery variations are common in thoracic aortic patients. If patients have the aberrant left vertebral artery, the more difficult to determine the treatment modality.
Case presentation: We report the case of a 63-year-old man with an aberrant left vertebral artery originating from an aneurysmal aortic arch. The patient underwent a successful hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair after aortic arch debranching and transposition of the aberrant left vertebral artery to the left common carotid artery through a supraclavicular incision without sternotomy.
Conclusions: The aberrant left vertebral artery originating from the aortic arch can be safely transposed to the left common carotid artery through a supraclavicular approach.
Keywords: Aortic arch; Aortic operation; Case report; Stents.