Repair of aortic coarctation using temporary ascending to descending aortic bypass in children with poor collateral circulation

Cardiology in the Young
Jan T ChristensonAfksendiyos Kalangos

Abstract

Aortic coarctation can now be repaired surgically with excellent results. Even though rare, injury to the spinal cord resulting in paraplegia remains a major concern. Preoperative evaluation showing the absence of collateral circulation is valuable in order to introduce protective actions. This report describes our experience using a temporary bypass from the ascending to the descending aorta bypass in children undergoing surgical correction of aortic coarctation in the setting of poorly developed collateral circulation. Between 1990 and 2002, we undertook direct surgical repair in 56 patients with isolated aortic coarctation, 20 as neonates, 11 as infants, and 25 during childhood. From 1998 onwards, we introduced preoperative evaluation of the collateral circulation with magnetic resonance imaging. From that time, we placed a temporary bypass from the ascending to the descending aorta, using a polytetrafluoroethylene tube of 4 to 8 mm diameter, whenever distal pressures were shown to be 25 mmHg or less after test clamping, or when magnetic resonance imaging revealed absence of collateral circulation. We found excellent correlations between the direct intra-operative measurements of distal pressure and the findings at magnetic ...Continue Reading

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