Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Dec 2009
Blunt traumatic bronchial rupture in patients younger than 18 years.
The aim of this study was to evaluate our results of management of bronchial rupture after blunt chest trauma in young patients. Between January 2000 and December 2007, 34 patients aged 6-18-years old were treated for bronchial rupture; 25 presented early and 9 presented late. The 21 (62%) boys and 13 (38%) girls had a mean age of 11.58 +/- 2.51 years. ⋯ Reimplantation of the main bronchus after debridement of the edges was possible in 4 (44%) of the chronic cases, and pulmonary resection was required in 5 (56%). Four (11.8%) patients died due to perioperative cardiac arrest and cerebral hypoxia with failure of resuscitation. Meticulous collaboration between the surgeon and anesthetist is important to ensure survival.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Oct 2009
Endovascular management of traumatic thoracic aortic transection.
The conventional treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic transection is open surgical repair but it is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly in patients with multiple injuries. We reviewed our experience of endovascular repair of traumatic thoracic aortic transection. Between March 2002 and December 2007, 7 patients (male 6, female 1; mean age 40 years) with multiple injuries secondary to blunt trauma underwent endovascular stenting. ⋯ There was no evidence of endoleak, stent migration, or late pseudoaneurysm formation on follow-up computed tomography. Endovascular stents can be used to treat traumatic thoracic aortic transection, with low rates of morbidity and mortality. Although early and midterm results are promising, the long-term durability of endovascular stenting for traumatic thoracic aortic transection remains unknown.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Oct 2009
Case ReportsPost-sternotomy hemorrhage due to left internal thoracic artery pseudoaneurysm.
We describe a case of pseudoaneurysm of the internal thoracic artery, which was probably caused by infection. Four weeks after aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery, an 84-year-old woman suddenly developed painful sternal instability and hypotension, with active hemorrhage from a left parasternal swelling. Selective arteriography revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the left internal thoracic artery. It was surgically excised, and the patient recovered uneventfully.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Oct 2009
Safety of mild hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective cerebral perfusion.
Although hypothermic circulatory arrest with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion is used for cerebral protection, optimal perfusion characteristics are still unclear. Between May 2006 and March 2008, 26 patients (mean age, 68.9 years; 14 males) underwent thoracic aortic repair with mild hypothermic circulatory arrest (34.3 degrees C +/- 1.9 degrees C) and antegrade selective cerebral perfusion (30 degrees C) for various indications including 16 acute type A aortic dissections. Mean cerebral perfusion rate was 21.1 +/- 4.3mL kg(-1) min(-1). ⋯ One patient needed reexploration for bleeding, and 2 (7.7%) suffered permanent neurologic dysfunction. No postoperative spinal cord dysfunction was observed. Mild hypothermic circulatory arrest with antegrade selective cerebral perfusion could be performed safely in our patient population.