Off-pump hypoplastic aortic arch ± aortic coarctation repair via median sternotomy using a temporary shunt

Zohair Al Halees; Ibrahim Abdullah

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivaa175

Off-pump hypoplastic aortic arch ± aortic coarctation repair via median sternotomy using a temporary shunt

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020 Nov 1;31(5):748-750. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa175.

Authors

Zohair Al Halees¹, Ibrahim Abdullah¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Heart Centre, Section of Congenital Heart Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, MBC 16, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 33064793
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa175

Abstract

An off-pump technique was developed to surgically manage the problem of aortic arch hypoplasia frequently associated with coarctation of the aorta and borderline size left-sided structures. The technique was successfully utilized in 5 patients adequately repairing the arch without any side effects.

Keywords: Aortic arch; Cerebral protection; Shunt.

Publication types

Technical Report

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis
Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Sternotomy / methods*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*