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Stanford type A aortic dissection. A new surgical approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9566066     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a new surgical technique adopted for the repair of Stanford type A aortic dissection. In order to minimize the risk of malperfusion caused by retrograde flow during cardiopulmonary bypass, we avoid femoral artery cannulation. On the hypothesis that it is best not to interfere with the hemodynamics of the dissection, we cannulate the dissected ascending aorta, in either the true or false lumen. We here report 2 cases of successful surgical treatment of Stanford type A aortic dissection. In both cases, the false lumen was cannulated under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, without clamping the aorta. While the patient was cooling, a 10-mm GORE-TEX side arm was sutured to a Dacron graft prosthesis. Repair of the aortic arch was carried out 1st. The aortic cannula was inserted into the GORE-TEX side arm, the tubular prosthesis was cross-clamped, and cardiopulmonary bypass was reinstituted. After this, the aortic bulb was repaired as usual and the tubular prosthesis was sutured to the bulb. No postoperative cerebral complication occurred. Our experience must be confirmed by more cases and a longer follow up.
Authors:
A Lijoi; F Scarano; V Dottori; E Parodi; G Casali; F Bartolozzi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0730-2347     ISO Abbreviation:  Tex Heart Inst J     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-06-16     Completed Date:  1998-06-16     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214622     Medline TA:  Tex Heart Inst J     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  65-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Genoa, Hospital San Martino, Italy.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aneurysm, Dissecting / diagnosis,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis,  physiopathology,  surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Aortography
Biocompatible Materials
Blood Flow Velocity
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation,  methods*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Terephthalates*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biocompatible Materials; 0/Polyethylene Terephthalates
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