Introduction:The surgical treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm is changing in response to the advent of endovascular treatment; however, not all of patients are candidates for it. The choice of the surgical technique isessential at the moment of taking these patients to conventional surgery.Case Report: A 25-year-old female patient with a symptomatic descending thoracic aortic aneurysm of 54 x 53 mm after coarctation surgery of the aorta in childhood who was operated in a conventional manner through complete circulatory arrest. She was discharged at 5 postoperative days without central or peripheral neurological complications.
Conclusion:Aneurysm after aortic coarctation surgery is a late complication known. The most serious complications of conventional repair of these have been neurological, both central and peripheral. With the technique proposed by Dr. Chard, we demonstrate once again that surgery can be performed with low morbidity and mortality.