title: Transapical aortic cannulation in pediatric patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Niigata City, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyamura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohzeki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiratsuka
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant