One-Stage Ascending, Arch, and Descending Thoracic Aorta Replacement Through Median Sternotomy / 대한흉부외과학회지

In patient with severe adhesion between lung and aorta, there is some limitation in approaching the distal arch or descending thoracic aorta through the usual left thoracotomy. We report a case of a successfully managed distal arch and descending thoracic aortic aneurysm through the median sternotomy without any manipulations of the lung in a 66 year old man who presented hemoptysis.