title: Distal aortic arch aneurysmectomy and coronary revascularization through a left thoracotomy.
abstract: A successful single operation of a distal aortic arch aneurysm and coronary artery disease through a left lateral thoracotomy using a simple hypothermic retrograde cerebral perfusion technique for cerebral protection in a 64-year-old man is reported. During ventricular fibrillation accompanying cooling to 15 degrees C, a left internal thoracic artery was anastomosed with the left anterior descending coronary artery, and the aneurysm was replaced with a patch during hypothermic retrograde cerebral perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Showa General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimamura
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen