REVERSED BEVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ANASTOMOSIS AT THE AORTIC-ARCH

Authors
RAVICHANDRAN PS FLOTEN HS SWANSON JS GATELY HL HOVAGUIMIAN H FURNARY AP STARR A
Citation
Ps. Ravichandran et al., REVERSED BEVEL TECHNIQUE FOR ANASTOMOSIS AT THE AORTIC-ARCH, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 61(1), 1996, pp. 245-246
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
61
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
245 - 246
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1996)61:1<245:RBTFAA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We describe a method for performing the distal anastomosis in replacem ent of the ascending and the proximal arch of the aorta with specific attention to obtaining accurate length and orientation of the graft. T his method reduces the incidence of both anastomotic dehiscence due to tension and obstruction caused by redundant graft.