Purpose: The aim of this study was to present a 20-year experience with a single method of
passive distal perfusion during descending thoracic aortic aneurysm resection. Method: …

Ambulatory facilities are being used more and more for various diagnostic and therapeutic
procedures. We report 158 consecutive mediastinoscopies and anterior mediastinotomies …

From July, 1974, to July, 1987, surgical treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
was performed in 173 patients at l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. The cause of the …

From 1965 to 1985, 76 patients were admitted to Sacré-Coeur Hospital, Montreal, with a
diagnosis of penetrating chest trauma (PCT). The majority were under the age of 30 years and …

BACKGROUND: Open repair of acute traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta has been the
standard of care for the past half century. Traditional criteria of operative success have been …

Background: Multiple classifications can be used to define the magnitude of aortic injury. The
Vancouver Classification (VC) is a new and simplified computed tomography-based Blunt …

… VERDANT, ALAIN MD, FRCS (C); COSSETTE, ROBERT MD, FRCS (C); DONTIGNY, LEON
MD, FRCS (C); MERCIER, CLAUDE MD, M. Sc; PAGÉ, ARTHUR MD, FRCS (C); PAGÉ, PIERRE …

… RICHARD BAILLOT, MD, FRCS (C), LÉON DONTIGNY, MD, FRCS (C), ALAIN VERDANT,
MD, FRCS (C), ROSAIRE VAILLANCOURT, MD, FRCS (C), ARTHUR PAGÉ, MD, FRCS (C) …

The death rate was 8.5%, the amputation rate was 25% and the long-term disability of
salvaged limbs was 80%. Earlier ablation of two infected extremities and of another one …

From July, 1974, to July, 1987, surgical treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms
was performed in 173 patients at l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. The cause of the …