BACKGROUND A modified cannulation strategy to innominate artery was introduced which differs from traditional cannulation method used in aortic surgeries. CASE PRESENTATION Four patients suffering from aortic dissections with or without other cardiac diseasees underwent surgical treatment by using the modified canulation technique. All patients had an uneventful perioperative period and disch...

We report a case of successful innominate artery resection with delayed sternal closure after vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy for a tracheo-innominate artery fistula (TIF). A 42-year-old woman with cerebral palsy underwent tracheostomy for respiratory assistance. On postoperative day 14, she was transferred to our hospital after an episode of massive hemoptysis. TIF was diagnosed based on...

© 2009 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0584 Journal Compilation © 2009 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Sir, When a subcutaneous mass is noticed in the anterior neck of a patient, we usually consider a diagnosis of skin tumour, lymph node swelling (1), or thyroid tumour (2). Vascular diseases, such as a tortuous major artery, aneurysm, or haemangioma are extremely rare (3–7). We de...

Tracheoinnominate artery fistula is known as a potentially fatal complication for patients who depend on tracheostomy or tracheoesophageal diversion. Since the bleeding from a TIF is often difficult to control, preventative procedures are recommended to avoid this complication. An 11-year-old girl with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and scoliosis developed tracheal stenosis caused by compressi...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to introduce the phenomenon that stenosis or occlusion occurs less frequently in the innominate artery than in the right subclavian and common carotid arteries, which are not first-order branches of the aorta, in Takayasu arteritis (TA). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and image findings of all patients who were diagnosed...

Post-aortic left innominate vein (PALIV) is a rare abnormality passing over the aortic arch. A 70-year-old male was diagnosed with PALIV and distal aortic arch aneurysm (Fig. 1). Total arch replacement was successfully performed using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion of 20 8C. PALIV was preserved by complete exposure and retraction (Fig. 2). Fig. 2. Intraoperative surgeon's view: (A) post...

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