title: Dacron mesh wrapping to support the aneurysmally dilated or friable ascending aorta.
abstract: A technique of supporting the aneurysmally dilated or friable ascending aorta using a fine Dacron mesh is described. In patients with aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta, longitudinal resection of a portion of the aneurysm combined with wrapping can avoid replacement with a synthetic graft. The Dacron mesh, because of its transparency and ability to stretch, allows a more accurate fit over the aorta, avoids hematoma formation, provides visualization of suture lines after wrapping, and facilitates proximal vein graft anastomoses for combined aortocoronary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center 90024-1741.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Milgalter
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laks
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates