title: Simple method for direct cannulation of ascending aortic aneurysms.
abstract: A simple method for direct cannulation of aneurysms of the ascending aorta is described. It avoids the need for femoral artery cannulation and offers an easy route for retrograde cerebral perfusion during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. dan.lindblom@thsurg.hs.sll.se
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindblom
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Källner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albåge
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Linden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged