Clamshell incision plus full sternotomy as a complex approach to complicated aortic arch aneurysm

Polo-Gutiérrez G.; Bustinza-Carassa L.F.; Pérez-Valverde Y.; Abono Sánchez Y. · Archivos Peruanos de Cardiologia y Cirugia Cardiovascular (2022) · DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v3i3.225

Resumen

Surgical treatment of aortic arch aneurysm is one of the greatest challenges of aortic surgery. We present a young woman with Marfan syndrome, severe Excavated Pectus and previous Bentall procedure, who underwent emergency surgery for ruptured aortic arch aneurysm. We achieved a successful approach through a Clamshell incision associated with a median re-sternotomy.