title: Aortic stump closure: a new technique.
abstract: The usual closure of the aortic stump results in a cul-de-sac which favors secondary rupture. A new procedure utilizing an anterior-posterior suture line in two layers is described which creates a median strut. It allows a secure suture line in a short aortic stump, and may enhance the splitting of blood flow between the renal arteries.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bacourt
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goeau-Brissonière
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koskas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques