SIMULTANEOUS TOTAL AORTIC REPLACEMENT WITHOUT A STERNOTOMY INCISION

Authors
SHIIYA N YASUDA K MURASHITA T MATSUI Y SASAKI S
Citation
N. Shiiya et al., SIMULTANEOUS TOTAL AORTIC REPLACEMENT WITHOUT A STERNOTOMY INCISION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 65(2), 1998, pp. 546-548
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
546 - 548
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)65:2<546:STARWA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Total aortic replacement is preferably preformed by staged operations, and reports of a simultaneous operation are few. In these reports, bo th a median sternotomy and a thoracoabdominal incision are employed. W e report a patient who successfully underwent simultaneous total aorti c replacement without a sternotomy incision. The technique and the fea sibility of the operation are discussed. (C) 1998 by The Society of Th oracic Surgeons.