title: Simultaneous total aortic replacement without a sternotomy incision.
abstract: Total aortic replacement is preferably performed by staged operations, and reports of a simultaneous operation are few. In these reports, both a median sternotomy and a thoracoabdominal incision are employed. We report a patient who successfully underwent simultaneous total aortic replacement without a sternotomy incision. The technique and the feasibility of the operation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shiiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged