title: [Surgical treatment without extracorporeal circulation of artery disease related to Takayasu's arteritis involving the aorta and great vessels].
abstract: We report the cases of 2 female patients with Takayasu's arteritis referred to our service with lesions affecting the descending thoracic aorta and great vessels. One of the patients had a critical obstructive lesion in the left coronary ostium. Both patients underwent surgery without extracorporeal circulation, with full heparinization and autotransfusion.
authors.affiliation: Santa Casa de Misericórdia, PUC, Curitiba, PR. grmilani@cardiol.br
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brofman
authors.forename: Tayse
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sandri
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: José Augusto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Luiz Gustavo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Emed
authors.forename: Stefan da
authors.initials: Sd
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.forename: Maximiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pontarolli
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000601:surgery*