CompaRison of FEmorofemoral Bypass and Left-Heart ByPass Techniques in Open Thoracoabdominal AortIc Aneurysm Repair

This procedure is performed under fCPB via femoral artery and vein, inferior vena cava outside the pericardial cavity is alternative choice. Two clamps were used to occlude the distal aortic arch beyond the left subclavian artery and the proximal descending aorta at the same time. A triple occlusion technique could also be adopted when the aneurysm neck was located high. The proximal abdominal aorta was clamped at the diaphragmatic level after the proximal anastomosis was completed, then intercostal artery reconstruction was performed using the arterial tube method. The clamp is deployed at the bilateral iliac bifurcation, the branches of the four-branched graft were anastomosed sequentially in the order of the right renal artery, superior mesenteric artery, celiac trunk, and left renal artery. Finally, the distal end of the four-branched graft was anastomosed to the distal abdominal aorta.

This procedure is performed under LHB via the left inferior pulmonary vein and femoral artery. Two clamps were used to occlude the distal aortic arch beyond the left subclavian artery and the proximal descending aorta at the same time. A triple occlusion technique could also be adopted when the aneurysm neck was located high. The proximal abdominal aorta was clamped at the diaphragmatic level after the proximal anastomosis was completed, then intercostal artery reconstruction was performed using the arterial tube method. The clamp is deployed at the bilateral iliac bifurcation, the branches of the four-branched graft were anastomosed sequentially in the order of the right renal artery, superior mesenteric artery, celiac trunk, and left renal artery. Finally, the distal end of the four-branched graft was anastomosed to the distal abdominal aorta.