Surgery of extracranial carotid artery aneurysm using cardiopulmonary bypass, hypothermia and circulatory arrest.
A patient with a large, rapidly expanding extracranial carotid artery aneurysm was successfully operated upon during intentional arrest of the circulation. This was accomplished with cardiopulmonary bypass and hypothermia. The advantages and disadvantages of this technique are discussed.
Thelin
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Almgren
B
B
Hansson
H E
HE
Tydén
H
H
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous