The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 41, 95-97, Copyright © 1986 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Disruption of the ascending aorta: surgical management
RJ Standerfer, J Livermore and S Khonsari
A disruptive injury to the ascending aorta during a cardiac operation is a
serious and often fatal event. Such an injury is described in which the
aorta disrupted at the site of the proximal aortocoronary anastomoses. It
was possible to repair the aorta using an intraluminal sutureless graft
after other techniques of repair failed.