Concomitant femoro-femoral bypass graft during surgery for acute type A dissection to treat lower limb malperfusion.

We report the case of a 69-year-old male patient who was admitted to our department with an acute type A dissection complicated by ischemia of the left lower limb. During surgery for acute type A dissection, the patient underwent concomitant femoro-femoral crossover bypass graft placement to ensure blood supply of the left lower limb during surgery and minimize ischemia-reperfusion injury. The patient underwent supracoronary replacement of the ascending aorta while in deep circulatory arrest with a deepest core temperature of 25°C.