TY - JOUR
T1 - Left axillary arterial perfusion for cerebrospinal protection in proximal descending aortic aneurysm
AU - Tochii, Masato
AU - Ando, Motomi
AU - Takagi, Yasushi
AU - Yamashita, Mitsuru
AU - Hoshino, Ryo
AU - Akita, Kiyotoshi
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - A 73-year-old man presented with DeBakey type IIIa chronic aortic dissection. The aneurysm of the descending aorta was replaced using an open proximal technique with hypothermic circulatory arrest. For cerebrospinal protection, the left axillary artery was cannulated, which perfuses the vertebral artery and affects the Willis arterial circle, the anterior spinal artery, and the collateral blood supply to the spinal cord. Cannulation of the left axillary artery was a safe and effective surgical option for antegrade cerebral perfusion and spinal protection.
AB - A 73-year-old man presented with DeBakey type IIIa chronic aortic dissection. The aneurysm of the descending aorta was replaced using an open proximal technique with hypothermic circulatory arrest. For cerebrospinal protection, the left axillary artery was cannulated, which perfuses the vertebral artery and affects the Willis arterial circle, the anterior spinal artery, and the collateral blood supply to the spinal cord. Cannulation of the left axillary artery was a safe and effective surgical option for antegrade cerebral perfusion and spinal protection.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11748-008-0304-1
DO - 10.1007/s11748-008-0304-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 19085051
AN - SCOPUS:57649201140
SN - 1863-6705
VL - 56
SP - 589
EP - 591
JO - General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
JF - General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
IS - 12
ER -