title: Surgical strategy for repair of large pseudoaneurysms of the aortic isthmus.
abstract: Resection of unusually large pseudoaneurysms of the aortic isthmus is complex, and involves various strategies of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), cerebral and spinal cord protection. We report on a patient with a giant pseudoaneurysm of the distal arch and proximal descending aorta, in whom cannulation of the femoral artery was unfeasible. Instead, the right axillary artery and the left femoral vein were cannulated. This technique allowed to perform a left anterolateral thoracotomy with the patient already on CPB and hypothermic, and to shorten the duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USA. marcoriccimd@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rosenkranz
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Salerno
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans