Repair of an unusual aortic coarctation using an extracellular matrix patch

Luca Deorsola; Carlo Pace Napoleone; Pietro Angelo Abbruzzese

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.109

Repair of an unusual aortic coarctation using an extracellular matrix patch

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar;97(3):1059-61. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.109.

Authors

Luca Deorsola¹, Carlo Pace Napoleone², Pietro Angelo Abbruzzese²

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division, Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita, Turin, Italy.

PMID: 24580924
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.06.109

Abstract

The surgical treatment of neonatal aortic coarctation is usually accomplished with a termino-terminal anastomosis or a subclavian flap. The use of a patch to enlarge the isthmal narrowing may be an alternative but is frequently complicated by aneurysmal dilatation on the aortic wall opposite to the patch, probably because it disrupts the vascular anatomic integrity. Extracellular matrix patches promise to restore the original tissue structure and could therefore be a valid alternative to other materials. We describe an aortic coarctation with an uncommon anatomic aspect treated with a CorMatrix (CorMatrix, Alpharetta, GA) extracellular matrix patch.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
Extracellular Matrix / transplantation*
Humans
Infant
Male
Tissue Scaffolds*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods