Internal temporary aortic shunt for managing lesions of the descending thoracic aorta.
An intraaortic shunt was used to maintain distal organ perfusion during experimental descending aortic cross-clamping and graft interposition in the descending aorta. None of the dogs in which this form of shunt was employed developed paraplegia, whereas 60% of the dogs in which no adjunct was used during aortic cross-clamping became paraplegic.
D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004285:Dogs; D008026:Ligation; D008722:Methods; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000517:prevention & control; D010477:Perfusion; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control