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Successful repair of a distal aortic arch aneurysm without aortic cross-clamping was carried out in a 74-year-old man, using a combination of special separate cerebral perfusion and retrograde coronary perfusion, termed non-clamping selective cerebral perfusion. We believe that satisfactory results following aortic arch surgery in elderly patients can only be achieved through the prevention of emboli derived from an aortic cross-clamping site, and shortened ischemic time of the vital organs.
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Okada, K., Ogawa, K., Asada, T. et al. The efficacy of non-clamping selective cerebral perfusion in distal aortic arch aneurysm repair: Report of a case. Surg Today 24, 371–374 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348571
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