A surgical technique for ascending aorta, aortic arch and descending aorta replacement without cross-clamp, circulatory arrest or hypothermia

Cardiol Young. 2020 Jan;30(1):24-27. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119003159. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Abstract

Treatment of the aneurysms comprising the aortic arch is challenging. Surgical reconstruction usually requires aortic cross-clamping, cardiac arrest, and even deep hypothermia for a bloodless field. In this report, we present our surgical technique providing normothermic ascending aorta, aortic arch, and proximal descending aorta replacement with selective cannulation and perfusion of the whole body.

Keywords: Ascending aorta; aortic arch; cannulation; descending aorta; normothermia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Catheterization
  • Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia, Induced
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed