Aortic arch interruption associated with ruptured cerebral aneurysm

William Y. Hu, MD, FRCPC; Robert J. Sevick, MD, FRCPC; Bruce I. Tranmer, MD, FRCPC; Andrew Maitland, MD, FRCSC; Robin R. Gray, MD, FRCPC

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 1996; 47: 20

Hu, Sevick, Gray - Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alta.; Tranmer - Department of Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; Maitland - Department of Surgery, Foothills Hospital
Paper reprints of the full text may be obtained from: Dr. William Y. Hu, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Hospital, 1403 - 29 St. NW, Calgary AB T2N 2T9

Abstract

The authors present a case of aortic arch interruption in an adult, an anomaly that was discovered coincidentally during angiography for ruptured cerebral aneurysm. The presentation in adulthood with rupture of the aneurysm and the successful surgical treatment of both abnormalities are unusual.

Key words: adult aortic arch interruption, subarachnoid hemorrhage, aneurysm

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