title: [Prevention of cerebral complications during thoracic aortic aneurysms operation: study of preoperative selective cerebral arteriography].
abstract: Preoperative selective cerebral arteriography is carried out in order to determine if the circle of Willis is intact in the cases of the thoracic aortic aneurysms. As regard to the bilateral vertebrobasilar communications, 26 of 30 patients (86.7%) have good condition, 4 of 30 patients (13.3%) have poor, and in 2 cases the left vertebral artery supplied broad area of posterior cranial fossa. We believe that in the cases in whom the left vertebral artery is dominant, and cross collateral circulation is absent, perfusion of the left subclavian artery is necessary to prevent vertebrobasilar ischemia during aortic aneurysms operation under normothermia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirayama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyanagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002941:Circle of Willis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control*