Transapical aortic cannulation in pediatric patients.
We describe transapical aortic cannulation in pediatric patients. This technique may help to establish cardiopulmonary bypass in small children in whom aortic root cannulation is undesirable or not feasible.
Watanabe
H
H
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata City, Japan.
Eguchi
S
S
Miyamura
H
H
Hayashi
J
J
Ohzeki
H
H
Sugawara
M
M
Hiratsuka
M
M
D001011:Aorta; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant