title: Total arch replacement for coarctation of the aorta in an adolescent.
abstract: A 16-year-old boy suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and underwent open head surgery. He was subsequently diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta and referred to our hospital. The coarctation was at the distal transverse arch, just at the site of branching of the subclavian artery. Total arch replacement with selective cerebral perfusion was selected because of the short hypoplastic arch. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course, and was doing well 3 years after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan cvsl2012-01c@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kasama
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isomatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of cardiovascular surgery, Fujisawa city Hospital, Fujisawa Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: Department of cardiovascular surgery, Fujisawa city Hospital, Fujisawa Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adolescent; aortic coarctation; blood vessel prosthesis implantation; stroke