title: [A case of ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with aortitis syndrome--operation with selective cold visceral arteries perfusion].
abstract: We report a successful result of treatment for a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with aortitis syndrome. A 43-year-old male suffered sudden low back pain, that was diagnosed as a ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm based on abdominal computed tomography. Preoperative angiography revealed a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery, and well developed Riolan's archade. The aneurysm was replaced by a prosthetic graft with partial femoro-femoral bypass in conjunction with selective cold perfusion for the visceral arteries. Total extracorporeal circulation time, and aortic clamptime, was 187 minutes and 132 minutes, respectively. The postoperative courses of liver and renal function were excellent. The patient recovered from surgery uneventfully. It was suggested that selective cold visceral perfusion was effective for prevention of renal and liver dysfunction associated with a ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saga Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohteki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*