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Does a surgical technique preserving intercostal arteries below T-8 and using left atrial-to-femoral bypass prevent paraplegia in patients undergoing resection of extensive thoracic aneurysms?
Does a surgical technique preserving intercostal arteries below T-8 and using left atrial-to-femoral bypass prevent paraplegia in patients undergoing resection of extensive thoracic aneurysms?
A surgical technique preserving intercostal arteries below T-8 with left atrial-to-femoral bypass may prevent paraplegia during extensive thoracic aneurysm resection.
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May prevent paraplegia in extensive thoracic aneurysm resection; hypothesis-generating from small series and requires prospective validation.
Akio Wakabayashi (1976) studied this question.
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