SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE FOR HEMI-ARCH REPLACEMENT DURING OPEN DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS - THE CALLA METHOD

Authors
SAKAMOTO T YOSHIDA T SUGANO T KUDOH A SUZUKI A
Citation
T. Sakamoto et al., SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE FOR HEMI-ARCH REPLACEMENT DURING OPEN DISTAL ANASTOMOSIS - THE CALLA METHOD, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 61(3), 1996, pp. 1021-1022
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
61
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1021 - 1022
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1996)61:3<1021:STFHRD>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
During open distal anastomosis for type A dissecting aneurysm, the bev eled end of the graft was rolled back like a bract of the Calla flower and inserted into the aortic lumen. The inverted graft was anastomose d using forehand continuous sutures. After completion of the distal an astomosis, the inverted graft was pulled out and then the proximal ana stomosis was completed. This ''Calla flower'' deformation facilitates the hemostatic distal anastomosis in hemi-arch replacement during open distal anastomosis.