Our incision types of choice for surgical treatment of true aneurysms of subclavian and axillary arteries

Background Subclavian and axillary arteries true aneurysms are rarely seen. The best incision for surgical approach is median sternotomy for intrathoracic right subclavian artery aneurysm, left thoracotomy for intrathoracic left subclavian artery aneurysm and supraclavicular incision for extrathoracic ones. Many surgeons approaches as subclavicular incision, subclavicular incision extending to axillary incision, anterolateral incision and posterolateral incision are also commonly used.