Surgical Management of Twenty-Seven Cases of Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm.

Abstract

We present the outcome of surgical management for thoracoabdominal aneurysms in 27 patients during the past 22 years. Ischemia of visceral organs was successfully prevented by axillofemoral temporary bypass using a 10mm PTFE graft with an 8mm branch for main visceral vessels and partial extracorporeal circulation perfusing visceral organs. No other significant