The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 58, 1750-1752, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Side-to-side carotid-subclavian anastomosis for interrupted aortic arch
RA Kalil, RI Rossi Filho, PR Prates, JR Sant'Anna, FA Lucchese and IA Nesralla
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
A simple technique is proposed for restoring aortic flow in an interrupted
aortic arch simulating a type B interruption that does not require aortic
cross-clamping, circulatory arrest, or the ligation of major aortic
branches. Side-to-side anastomosis between the left carotid and subclavian
arteries together with division of the ductus arteriosus and pulmonary
artery banding proved effective for relieving aortic arch stricture in that
location.