title: Apicoaortic conduit--a technical modification.
abstract: We report on a technical modification in the creation of an apicoaortic conduit which was successfully performed in a 49-year-old patient with porcelain aorta and previous off-pump coronary revascularization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany. schmid@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
authors.forename: T D T
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Tjan
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome