Safe sternal reentry in the setting of a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm and aortic regurgitation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun;149(6):e94-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.068. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Authors

Brody Wehman¹, Brian McCormick², Si Pham², Bradley S Taylor²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.

PMID: 25769774
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.01.068

No abstract available

Keywords: ascending aorta; carotid artery cannulation; reoperative cardiac surgery; selective antegrade cerebral perfusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Male
Perfusion / methods
Reoperation
Severity of Illness Index
Sternotomy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome