A 71-year-old woman, who presented tracheobronchial obstruction caused by a
thoracic aortic aneurysm, was admitted to our institution. Although she ha
d multiple cerebral infarctions, old myocardial infarction, bilateral iliof
emoral atherosclerotic lesions with abdominal aortic aneurysm, and superior
vena cava syndrome, aneurysmectomy was undertaken in order to rescue her f
rom respiratory insufficiency. The operation successfully relieved her of e
xertional dyspnea and dysphagia.