Antero-axillary access for hypoplastic aortic arch repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2002 Jan;73(1):278-80. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02861-2.

Abstract

A 16-year-old adolescent presented with systemic hypertension due to a hypoplasia of the aortic arch resulting in a significant stenosis. In childhood, he underwent surgery for aortic coarctation through a left posterolateral thoracotomy. We present the successful repair of the complete aortic arch that could be achieved applying a patch plasty of bovine pericardium through an anteroaxillary thoracotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / pathology
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
  • Male
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Thoracotomy / methods*