Skip to main content
PMC home page
Annals of Surgery logoLink to Annals of Surgery
. 1956 Oct;144(4):574–609. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195610000-00005

Neurologic Complications of Aortic Surgery *

Herbert D Adams, Herman H van Geertruyden
PMCID: PMC1465537  PMID: 13373248

Full text

PDF
574

Images in this article

576Fig. 1.
on p.576
588Fig. 2.
on p.588
590Fig. 5.
on p.590
593Fig. 7. a
on p.593
593Fig. 7. b
on p.593
594Fig. 7. c
on p.594
595Fig. 8. a
on p.595
595Fig. 8. b
on p.595
596Fig. 8. c
on p.596
597Fig. 9. a
on p.597
597Fig. 9. b
on p.597
598Fig. 9. c
on p.598
598Fig. 10. a
on p.598
598Fig. 10. b
on p.598
599Fig. 11. a.
on p.599
599Fig. 11. b
on p.599
601Fig. 12 a
on p.601
601Fig. 12. b
on p.601

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. ADAMS H. D. Shunt graft with resection for aneurysm of arch of aorta. J Am Med Assoc. 1955 Nov 19;159(12):1195–1197. doi: 10.1001/jama.1955.02960290021006b. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. ALLBAUGH E., HORVATH S. M. Effect of total occlusion of thoracic aorta on blood pressure, splanchnic blood flow and metabolic state in dogs. Am J Physiol. 1955 Mar;180(3):451–455. doi: 10.1152/ajplegacy.1955.180.3.451. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. ANTONI A., LINDGREN E. Steno's experiment in man as complication in lumbar aortography. Acta Chir Scand. 1949 Sep 3;98(3-6):230-47, 5 pl. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. BAHNSON H. T. Considerations in the excision of aortic aneurysms. Ann Surg. 1953 Sep;138(3):377–386. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195309000-00010. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. BAHNSON H. T. Definitive treatment of saccular aneurysms of the aorta with excision of sac and aortic suture. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1953 Apr;96(4):383–402. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. BEATTIE E. J., Jr, ADOVASIO D., KESHISHIAN J. M., BLADES B. Refrigeration in experimental surgery of the aorta. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1953 Jun;96(6):711–713. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. BEATTIE E. J., Jr, NOLAN J., HOWE J. S. Paralysis following surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta; case report with autopsy findings. Surgery. 1953 May;33(5):754–760. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. BOYARSKY S. Paraplegia following translumbar aortography. J Am Med Assoc. 1954 Oct 9;156(6):599–602. doi: 10.1001/jama.1954.02950060025007c. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. BURCH B. H., TRAPHAGEN D. W., FOLKMAN M. J. The use of aortic occlusion in abdominal surgery with a report of two human cases; a preliminary report. Surgery. 1953 Oct;34(4):672–677. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. BURGESS C. M., FREEMAN G. C., CHERRY J. W., HARTWELL A. S. The surgical treatment of patent ductus arteriosus; report of 14 consecutive cases. Hawaii Med J. 1955 May-Jun;14(5):393–396. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Bing R. J., Handelsman J. C., Campbell J. A., Griswold H. E., Blalock A. The Surgical Treatment and the Physiopathology of Coarctation of the Aorta. Ann Surg. 1948 Oct;128(4):803–820. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. CHRISTIAN P., NODER W. Akute Rückenmarkssyndrome bei Isthmusstenose der Aorta als Folge eines pathologischen Kollateralkreislaufs über die A. spinalis ant. Z Kreislaufforsch. 1954 Feb;43(3-4):125–131. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. CLATWORTHY H. W., Jr, SAKO Y., CHISHOLM T. C., CULMER C., VARCO R. L. Thoracic aortic coarctation; its experimental production in dogs, with special reference to technical methods capable of inducing significant intraluminal stenosis. Surgery. 1950 Aug;28(2):245–273. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. CONKOIN W. S., WATKINS E., Jr Use of the Potts-Smith-Gibson clamp for division of patent ductus arteriosus. J Thorac Surg. 1950 Mar;19(3):361–370. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. COOLEY D. A., DE BAKEY M. E. Surgical considerations of intrathoracic aneurysms of the aorta and great vessels. Ann Surg. 1952 May;135(5):660–680. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195205000-00010. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. COOLEY D. A., DEBAKEY M. E. Resection of the thoracic aorta with replacement by homograft for aneurysms and constrictive lesions. J Thorac Surg. 1955 Jan;29(1):66-100; discussion, 100-4. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  17. Carrel A. VIII. On the Experimental Surgery of the Thoracic Aorta and Heart. Ann Surg. 1910 Jul;52(1):83–95. doi: 10.1097/00000658-191007000-00009. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  18. Crismon J. M., Fuhrman F. A. STUDIES ON GANGRENE FOLLOWING COLD INJURY: VI. CAPILLARY BLOOD FLOW AFTER COLD INJURY, THE EFFECTS OF RAPID WARMING, AND SYMPATHETIC BLOCK. J Clin Invest. 1947 May;26(3):468–475. doi: 10.1172/JCI101831. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  19. DE BAKEY M. E., COOLEY D. A., CREECH O., Jr Surgical considerations of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta. Ann Surg. 1955 Oct;142(4):586-610; discussion, 611-2. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195510000-00005. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  20. DE BAKEY M. E., COOLEY D. A. Successful resection of aneurysm of thoracic aorta and replacement by graft. J Am Med Assoc. 1953 Jun 20;152(8):673–676. doi: 10.1001/jama.1953.03690080017005. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  21. EDWARDS W. S., SALTER P. P., Jr, CARNAGGIO V. A. Intraluminal aortic occlusion as a possible mechanism for controlling massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Surg Forum. 1953 Oct;4:496–499. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  22. EISEMAN B., SUMMERS W. B. Factors affecting spinal cord ischemia during aortic occlusion. Surgery. 1955 Dec;38(6):1063–1070. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  23. GELFAN S., TARLOV I. M. Differential vulnerability of spinal cord structures to anoxia. J Neurophysiol. 1955 Mar;18(2):170–188. doi: 10.1152/jn.1955.18.2.170. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  24. GROSS R. E. Coarctation of the aorta. Circulation. 1953 May;7(5):757–768. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.7.5.757. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  25. GWATHMEY O., THOMPSON C. W. Aneurysm formation in a homologous aortic graft in a human; report of a case. J Thorac Surg. 1955 Aug;30(2):218–229. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  26. HARDIN C. A., REISMANN K. R., DIMOND E. G. The use of hypothermia in the resection and homologous graft replacement of the thoracic aorta. Ann Surg. 1954 Nov;140(5):720–725. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195411000-00011. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  27. HEYMANS C. Survival and revival of nervous tissues after arrest of circulation. Physiol Rev. 1950 Jul;30(3):375–392. doi: 10.1152/physrev.1950.30.3.375. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  28. HOLMAN E., GERBODE F., PURDY A. The patent ductus; a review of seventy-five cases with surgical treatment including an aneurysm of the ductus and one of the pulmonary artery. J Thorac Surg. 1953 Feb;25(2):111–142. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  29. HOL R., SKJERVEN O. Spinal cord damage in abdominal aortography. Acta radiol. 1954 Oct;42(4):276–284. doi: 10.3109/00016925409174487. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  30. HUGHES C. W. Use of an intra-aortic balloon catheter tamponade for controlling intra-abdominal hemorrhage in man. Surgery. 1954 Jul;36(1):65–68. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  31. IMIG C. J., ROBERSON W. J., GAULT M., HINES H. M. Blood flow in the hind legs of dogs after exposure to cold. Am J Physiol. 1955 May;181(2):395–398. doi: 10.1152/ajplegacy.1955.181.2.395. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  32. JAVID H., DYE W. S., GROVE W. J., JULIAN O. C. Resection of ruptured aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. Ann Surg. 1955 Oct;142(4):613-21; discussion, 621-3. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195510000-00006. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  33. JOHNSON J., KIRBY C. K., LEHR H. B. A method of maintaining adequate blood flow through the thoracic aorta while inserting an aorta graft to replace an aortic aneurysm. Surgery. 1955 Jan;37(1):54–57. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  34. JULIAN O. C., GROVE W. J., DYE W. S., SADOVE M. S., JAVID H., ROSE R. F. Hypotension and hypothermia in surgery of the thoracic aorta. AMA Arch Surg. 1955 May;70(5):729–738. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1955.01270110101015. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  35. KROGH E. The effect of acute hypoxia on the motor cells of the spinal cord. Acta Physiol Scand. 1950 May 30;20(4):263–292. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1950.tb00704.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  36. LAM C. R., ARAM H. H. Resection of the descending thoracic aorta for aneurysm; a report of the use of a homograft in a case and an experimental study. Ann Surg. 1951 Oct;134(4):743–752. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195110000-00019. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  37. MOERSCH F. P., SAYRE G. P. Neurologic manifestations associated with dissecting aneurysm of the aorta. J Am Med Assoc. 1950 Dec 2;144(14):1141–1148. doi: 10.1001/jama.1950.02920140001001. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  38. MOSBERG W. H., Jr, VORIS H. C., DUFFY J. Paraplegia as a complication of sympathectomy for hypertension. Ann Surg. 1954 Mar;139(3):330–334. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195403000-00010. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  39. MUSTARD W. T., ROWE R. D., KEITH J. D., SIREK A. Coarctation of the aorta with special reference to the first year of life. Ann Surg. 1955 Apr;141(4):429–436. doi: 10.1097/00000658-195504000-00001. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  40. OUDOT J. Le greffe vasculaire dans les thromboses du carrefour aortique. Presse Med. 1951 Feb 21;59(12):234–236. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  41. OWENS J. C., PREVEDEL A. E., SWAN H. Prolonged experimental occlusion of thoracic aorta during hypothermia. AMA Arch Surg. 1955 Jan;70(1):95–97. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1955.01270070097016. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  42. PARKINS W. M., BEN M., VARS H. M. Tolerance of temporary occlusion of the thoracic aorta in normothermic and hypothermic dogs. Surgery. 1955 Jul;38(1):38–47. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  43. PONTIUS R. G., BROCKMAN H. L., HARDY E. G., COOLEY D. A., DEBAKEY M. E. The use of hypothermia in the prevention of paraplegia following temporary aortic occlusion: experimental observations. Surgery. 1954 Jul;36(1):33–38. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  44. ROSOMOFF H. L., HOLADAY D. A. Cerebral blood flow and cerebral oxygen consumption during hypothermia. Am J Physiol. 1954 Oct;179(1):85–88. doi: 10.1152/ajplegacy.1954.179.1.85. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  45. RUBIO R. Complicaciones neurológicas en la cirugäa de la hipertensión arterial. Bol Soc Cir Urug. 1952;23(5-6):439–449. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  46. SANDBLOM P., EKSTROM G. Surgical treatment of wide patent ductuc arteriosus. Acta Chir Scand. 1951;102(3):167–182. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  47. SANTY P. Les formes anatomiques des sténoses de l'isthme de l'aorte. Acta Chir Belg. 1953 Jun;52(6):551–557. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  48. SCHAFER P. W., HARDIN C. A. The use of temporary polythene shunts to permit occlusion, resection, and frozen homologus graft replacement of vital vessel segments; a laboratory and clinical study. Surgery. 1952 Feb;31(2):186–199. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  49. SHUMACKER H. B., Jr Sympathectomy in the treatment of frostbite. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1951 Dec;93(6):727–734. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  50. SHUMACKER H. B., Jr Use of the subclavian artery in the surgical treatment of coarctation of the aorta. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1951 Oct;93(4):491–495. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  51. STRANAHAN A., ALLEY R. D., SEWELL W. H., KAUSEL H. W. Aortic arch resection and grafting for aneurysms employing an external shunt. J Thorac Surg. 1955 Jan;29(1):54–65. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  52. SWAN H., MAASKE C., JOHNSON M., GROVER R. Arterial homografts. II. Resection of thoracic aortic aneurysm using a stored human arterial transplant. AMA Arch Surg. 1950 Oct;61(4):732–737. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  53. Sako Y., Chisholm T. C., Merindino K. A., Varco R. L. An Experimental Evaluation of Certain Methods of Suturing the Thoracic Aorta. Ann Surg. 1949 Sep;130(3):363–383. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Annals of Surgery are provided here courtesy of Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins

RESOURCES