Successful resection of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm using hypothermic total body retrograde perfusion without aortic clamp. Case report
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A Matsuura1, K Yasuura, T Maseki
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Scandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
A descending thoracic aortic aneurysm was safely resected via a median sternotomy, using total body retrograde perfusion without an aortic clamp. This new technique is an excellent adjunct in surgery for aneurysm of the proximal descending thoracic aorta.