Abstract
Background: Despite advances in surgical techniques, aortic reoperation is still associated with a high risk of mortality due to possible injury of the myocardium or great vessels during resternotomy. Materials & Methods: We report the case of a giant aortic pseudoaneurysm, 17 years after the Bentall procedure in a 76-year-old male patient. Results: Successful pseudoaneurysm resection after the Bentall procedure using the ThruPort IntraClude intra-aortic occlusion device (Edwards Lifesciences) was achieved. Discussion: The IntraClude catheter can be used effectively to provide endovascular clamping of the ascending aorta during challenging cardiac reoperations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3617-3619 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiac Surgery |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- aorta and great vessels