title: Combined repair of aortic arch aneurysm and coronary artery bypass grafting via a modified clamshell incision.
abstract: A 58 year-old man presented with a large aneurysm of the aortic arch and severe coronary artery disease. He underwent combined repair of the aortic arch aneurysm and coronary artery bypass grafting via a modified clamshell incision using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion. He made an uncomplicated postoperative recovery. The operative techniques are discussed with a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital Lam Wah Ee, Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim, 11600 Penang.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Eng
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged