Surgical correction of coarctation of the aorta–A retrospective study

Abstract

Different surgical methods, each having its own advantages and disadvantages have been described in the surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta. A comparison of the surgical methods used in our short series of 26 consecutive coarctation repairs have been retrospectively studied. Resection and grafting or patch aortoplasty were usually done in older subjects; resection with direct anastomoses and subclavian flap repair were done in the young. Associated intracardiac anomaly repair was also done in the same sitting; being corrected first followed by coarctation repair. No major difference was found among the various groups.