A surgical method for selecting appropriate size of graft in aortic root remodeling.
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.
Morishita
K
K
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Abe
T
T
Fukada
J
J
Sato
H
H
Shiiku
C
C
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