OBJECTIVE The surgical treatment of recurrent coarctation in adults supposes a redo left thoracotomy with adhesions and high risk of bleeding and injury of adjacent nerves. The rate of paraplegia in these cases may reach 2.6%. Extra-anatomic aortic bypass avoids these complications. We present our results with ascending-to-abdominal aorta extra-anatomic bypass for recurrent aortic coarctation i...

An incomplete traumatic rupture of the ascending aorta is a rare but life-threatening condition. Hence, the assessment of the extent of the injury prior to therapy is crucial. We report a case of a 50-year-old male with traumatic aortic rupture who underwent emergency surgery after the evaluation of computed tomography scan (CT-scan). The surgical treatment involved replacement of the ascending...

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Reports have shown the antioxidant, hypotensive, hypolipidemic and vasodilatory effects of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) seed extract. We have recently shown the relaxatory effect of grape leaf extract on rat uterus and reduction of frog heart rate and contractility. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relaxant effect of Vitis vinifera leaf hydroalcoholic extract (VLHE) on rat thora...

aortoenteric fistula is a rare but significant clinical entity associated with high morbidity and mortality if remain untreated. clinical presentation and imaging findings may be subtle and prompt diagnosis can be difficult. herein, we present a patient who initially presented with abdominal pain and computed tomography showed an aortic aneurysm compressing duodenum without any air bubbles. one...

ID: 46 for Promedica International CME (Auto-Generated January 27, 2017 10:37 am) Effects of hospital volume and aortic segments on in-hospital mortality for patients with thoracic aortic disease (TAD) in England by Mohamad Bashir | Amer Harky | Prity Gupta | Giovanni Mariscalco | Consortium of surgeons | Rakesh Uppal | Aung Oo Abstract Id: 46 Submitted: January 26, 2017 Event: The Houston Aort...

T raumatic blunt injury to the thoracic aorta is one of the most formidable challenges surgeons face. This devastating condition can lead to immediate death at the time of injury in the majority of cases, due in part to either aortic transection or acute rupture.1 Although blunt aortic injury accounts for less than 1% of all adult level I trauma center admissions, this condition represents the ...

OBJECTIVE Transluminal endovascular grafting (TEG) is less invasive than conventional operative procedures for the treatment of DeBakey type III dissecting aortic aneurysms (DAA). We have used two different kinds of stent grafts covered with woven Dacron grafts, a Gianturco Z-stent graft (G-SG) and a Spiral Z-stent graft (S-SG). Because the G-SG lacks adequate flexibility, the end of the graft ...

Open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms has evolved significantly over the last decades thanks to technical improvements, especially in the area of organ protection. However, despite adjunctive strategies, morbidity and mortality rates are still not negligible. Repair of the thoracoabdominal aorta represents a formidable challenge for surgeons, anesthesiologists and patients a...

A 50-year-old man was diagnosed with Stanford type A acute aortic dissection with cerebral malperfusion and unconsciousness. This clinical presentation was investigated by computed tomography which revealed a severe type A dissection involving all limb arteries. Successful operative treatment based on the direct arterial cannulation of the real lumen of dissected aorta at the level of Botallo's...