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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 09(06): 231-232
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736653
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736653
Images in Aortic Disease
Massive Sternal Osteophyte Compressing Aortic Arch Branch Graft
Funding None.
Abstract
We present a dramatic computed tomography scan demonstrating compression of a brachiocephalic graft by a massive sternal osteophyte, coming to light many years after aortic arch replacement surgery.
Publication History
Received: 21 August 2020
Accepted: 02 July 2021
Article published online:
28 December 2021
© 2021. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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