title: Modified Cabrol shunt for control of hemorrhage in repair of type A dissection of the aorta.
abstract: A technique of modifying the Cabrol shunt using preserved bovine pericardium and a patch of autologous pericardium to deal with postoperative hemorrhage from an ascending aortic operation is described. A fistula to the right atrium was created for autotransfusion. This simple technique is very useful for dealing with the catastrophic complication of such postoperative hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panos
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic