Extra-anatomic carotid bypass in acute aortic dissection type A with carotid artery malperfusion

Thomas Schachner; Nikolaos Bonaros; Adel Sakic

doi:10.1510/mmcts.2020.056

Extra-anatomic carotid bypass in acute aortic dissection type A with carotid artery malperfusion

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Oct 19:2020. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2020.056.

Authors

Thomas Schachner¹, Nikolaos Bonaros², Adel Sakic³

Affiliations

¹ Medizinische Universität Innsbruck Anichstrasse 35 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery Medical University of Innsbruck Innsbruck, Austria.
³ Univ. Clinic for Cardiac surgery Innsbruck Medical University 6020 Innsbruck Austria.

PMID: 33155777
DOI: 10.1510/mmcts.2020.056

Abstract

Acute aortic dissection type A with subtotal or total occlusion of one carotid artery is a complex situation. An additional extra-anatomic carotid artery bypass can restore carotid artery perfusion after standard emergency surgery with aortic replacement.

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Carotid artery; Extra-anatomic bypass; Malperfusion; Neurologic.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection* / complications
Aortic Dissection* / diagnosis
Aortic Dissection* / surgery
Carotid Artery Diseases* / complications
Carotid Artery Diseases* / physiopathology
Carotid Artery Diseases* / surgery
Carotid Artery, Common* / physiopathology
Carotid Artery, Common* / surgery
Computed Tomography Angiography
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / methods