title: Megaaorta and aortoiliac obstruction: alternate method of cannulation.
abstract: The case of a 69-year-old man with aneurysms of the ascending aorta, transverse aortic arch, and thoracoabdominal aorta combined with coronary artery disease, aortic insufficiency, and severe aortoiliac occlusive disease is presented. Femoral arterial cannulation was contraindicated owing to the aortoiliac disease. Successful surgical treatment is described using an alternate method of cannulation and perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Accola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008297:Male