Abstract
A 20-year-old man developed a giant pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery 5 months after blunt chest trauma, causing severe respiratory distress and superior vena cava compression symptoms. The patient was managed with hypothermia and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass resulting in a successful outcome.
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