Surgery of the descending and thoracoabdominal aorta has been associated with post-
operative paraparesis or paraplegia. Different strategies, which can be operative or non …

We studied the effect of thoracic aortic occlusion and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage on
regional spinal cord blood flow and its correlation with neurologic outcome. Using isotope …

Objective: We sought to study the effect of various modes of interruption of the spinal cord
blood supply on intrathecal oxygenation. Methods: In 24 pigs intrathecal PO2, PCO2, and …

Study design: The study was carried out in rabbit. Objective: To investigate the arterial blood
supply of the spinal cord in rabbit as model in experimental spinal cord ischemia surgery …

The efficacy of combined methods of spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aortic
reconstruction was evaluated because a recent clinical study failed to substantiate the value …

ARM= arteria radicularis magna; ATP= adenosine triphosphate; CPB= cardiopulmonary
bypass; CSF= cerebrospinal fluid; MEP= motor evoked potential; PEG= polyethylene glycol; …

Although the subject has been studied for many years, the clinician's understanding of the
blood supply to the spinal cord is complicated by both confusing nomenclature and …

Spinal cord injury is the most dreaded complication of operative procedures on the
descending aorta. Our previous experimental study on pigs indicated that an increase in the …

In the last decades of the 20th century, as improved cardiovascular techniques allowed
more extensive aortic procedures and an aging population increased the number of …

Up until the last 5 to 10 years, patients with aneurysms of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal
aorta had only one treatment option: open surgical repair. For those patients who could not …