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Circumflex aorta: An uncharted territory.

Maruti HaranalBalaji SrimuruganSivakumar Sivalingam
Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2021)
Circumflex aorta is amenable to complete repair. Preoperative delineation of anatomy is important for successful surgical outcome. Division of the retro-esophageal segment is crucial in relieving the compressive symptoms. In addition, tracheobronchopexy is helpful in addressing residual tracheomalacia but this accounts for a high-risk surgery.
Keyphrases
  • aortic valve
  • pulmonary artery
  • minimally invasive
  • coronary artery bypass
  • patients undergoing
  • coronary artery
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • surgical site infection
  • aortic dissection
  • acute coronary syndrome