title: Wrapping of the left internal thoracic artery with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
abstract: We describe the wrapping of the proximal segment of the left internal thoracic artery graft in a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. Two groups of patients were compared (99 patients with wrapping, 70 patients as controls). There were no statistical differences between the two groups regarding the postoperative course. Three patients in the polytetrafluoroethylene group and 2 in the control group underwent reoperation for valve surgery. Exposure of the wrapped graft segment for clamping was safer and more rapid than in the control group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, C.H.U. La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France. eric.bezon@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bezon
authors.forename: Yasser A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Maguid
authors.forename: Gildas
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gueret
authors.forename: Jean N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Choplain
authors.forename: Ahmed A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.forename: Jean A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barra
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D015897:Comorbidity; D003250:Constriction; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011184:Postoperative Period; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene