title: Ventral aorta repair for retroesophageal circumflex aortic arch in an adult.
abstract: We present the surgical management of an adult patient with circumflex aortic arch (CAA). We performed a ventral aorta repair with transposition of the left subclavian artery (LSCA) and resection of the arch. The usefulness of sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass in the management of these patients is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Arvind Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bishnoi
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods