[Extra-anatomic aortic bypass for repair of aortic arch diseases in adults].
Surgical management of aortic arch diseases in the adult are challenging. Use of extra-anatomic conduits are a well established form of treatment. We report a retrospective study of four patients operated on in our institution between 2000 and 2006, using this technique. Two patients had a median sternotomy, one a left thoracotomy and one a right thoracotomy. There were no perioperative mortality and all patients were alive and doing well after a mean follow-up of 19 months. In this subset of patients, surgical treatment should be individualized. In our experience, extra-anatomic bypass is a valuable, effective and safe surgical option.
Marques
M
M
Serviços de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica e de Cardiologia Pediátrica do Hospital de Santa Cruz e Serviço de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Egas Moniz.
Abecassis
M
M
Rodrigues
R
R
Boshoff
S
S
Hernandez
R
R
Anjos
R
R
Figueiredo
S
S
Queiroz E Melo
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods