Surgical approach in massive intraoperative atherosclerotic embolism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a case of massive embolization of atherosclerotic material during aortic cannulation and the surgical approach chosen to treat it, that is, retrograde cerebral perfusion and subtotal arch replacement in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Diseases
- Atherosclerosis
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Cerebral Infarction
- Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced
- Intracranial Embolism
- Intraoperative Complications
- Perfusion