Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004; 52(6): 374-375
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830343
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Off-Pump Ascending to Descending Aorta Bypass Grafting with Descending Aneurysm Exclusion

T. Kunihara1 , N. Shiiya1 , T. Oh-oka1 , K. Yasuda1
  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Publication History

Received April 15, 2004

Publication Date:
01 December 2004 (online)

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Abstract

We performed an ascending to descending aorta bypass grafting with exclusion of the descending thoracic aortic aneurysm through a median sternotomy incision without cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient was a 75-year-old man who had undergone endovascular stent-graft placement for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. The operation became necessary because the aneurysm continued to expand without evidence of endoleak. The postoperative course was uneventful, and without respiratory morbidity.

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M.D., Ph.D. Takashi Kunihara

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