Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Reconstruction with Distal Aortic Perfusion: a bottom-up approach is safe in selected patients.
INTRODUCTION Open thoracoabdominal aortic reconstruction (OTAR) with distal aortic perfusion may be conducted top-down (TD) or bottom-up (BU). BU prioritizes the distal anastomoses and may be useful when these are expected to be challenging or time consuming, but its safety is not established. METHODS Patients >16 ye...