title: A surgical method for selecting appropriate size of graft in aortic root remodeling.
abstract: We describe a surgical technique for selecting the appropriate size of a tube graft in aortic root remodeling procedures. As the technique has a geometric basis, we believe that our method is more accurate in determining the graft size than others.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shiiku
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans