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CURRENT MANAGEMENT OF COARCTATION OF THE AORTA
Author(s) -
Newman D. C.,
Wright J. S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb128239.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coarctation of the aorta , anastomosis , thoracic aorta , aorta , surgery , resection , cardiothoracic surgery
A series of 55 surgically treated cases of coarctation of the thoracic aorta is presented with an operative mortality of 5·4%. The problems encountered in infants are discussed and postoperative complications in adults and children detailed. The advantages of patch graft aortoplasty over resection and end‐to‐end anastomosis are described.