[Surgical treatment of aortic isthmus stenosis in adults]

The report refers to a group of 34 adult patients. End-to-end anastomosis was performed in 15 cases, interposition or bypass of prostheses in 13 cases and plastic operations in 6 cases. The surgical mortality rate came up to 2.9%. Paradoxical hypertension encountered in 19 cases was the main problem in the postoperative period.