title: [Surgical treatment of dissecting aortic aneurysm using GRF glue].
abstract: A 62-year-old woman underwent primary anastomosis for dissecting aortic aneurysm (DeBakey IIIb) using GRF glue. GRF glue consists of mixture of gelatin and resorcin. The mixture is hardened by the addition of medical formaldehyde. Resorcin is diphenole which reacts with formaldehyde, creating tridimentional network. Primary anastomoses were performed after the lumen of dissected aorta was adhered with GRF glue. It appears that primary anastomosis using GRF glue is a simpler and safer operative method for dissecting aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hamamatsu Rousai Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwakura
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012118:Resorcinols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D012118:Resorcinols; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; C027813:gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive; D005557:Formaldehyde; D005780:Gelatin