Ruptured Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Aortic Arch in a Patient with a Previous History of Replacing the Descending Thoracic Aorta / 대한흉부외과학회지

ABSTRACT

Aortic disease usually recurs after aortic surgery in the form a new aneurysm distal to the previous operation site, and finding a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer proximal to the previous operation site has rarely been reported. We report here on a case of successful patch repair of a ruptured penetrating ulcer in the distal aortic arch, and this developed late after replacement of the descending thoracic aorta.