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Syphilitic aortic aneurysm: a rare case of tracheomalacia

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1 Syphilitic aortic aneurysm: a rare case of tracheomalacia
Davide Pacini, MD, Sandro Mattioli, MD, Massimo P Di Simone, MD, Federico Ranocchi, MD, Giovanni Grillone, MD, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, MD, Angelo Pierangeli, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 126, Issue 3, Pages (September 2003) DOI: /S (03)

2 Figure 1 A, Chest radiograph (posteroanterior view) revealing a round mediastinal mass (“eggshell” pattern) that compresses the trachea and the main bronchi. B, CT scan showing an aneurysm of the aortic arch extending posteriorly. The trachea is compressed and displaced to the right side. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (03) )

3 Figure 2 Multiplanar reconstruction, sagittal plain, dual-phase helical CT. A, Inspirium. B, Expirium. Final result with good stabilization of the trachea after removal of the T-Y tube. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /S (03) )


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