Total intercostal artery reimplantation for descending thoracic aortic replacement.
Reimplantation of all intercostal arteries was performed with a T-shaped graft for spinal cord protection in a 64-year-old man who required long-segment replacement of the descending thoracic aorta. The T-shaped graft maintained blood flow to the intercostal arteries, and no neurologic deficits developed.
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Owari Prefectural Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
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Usui
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Hosokawa
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Kawamura
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Hibi
D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed