title: Cannulation of the ascending aorta in left thoracotomy for thoracic aortic aneurysms.
abstract: In patients with aneurysms of the thoracic aorta, the risks of cerebral embolism and malperfusion are increased if retrograde aortic perfusion via the femoral artery is used during repair. We describe a surgical technique used for 6 aneurysms of the thoracic descending aorta that were operated on via thoracotomy with cannulation of the ascending aorta and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey. rturkoz@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Riza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turkoz
authors.forename: Oner
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gulcan
authors.forename: Orhan Saim
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Demirturk
authors.forename: Ayda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turkoz
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*