Simple and safe graft insertion in the elephant trunk technique.
The elephant trunk technique is a well-established procedure, but aortic wall injury or aneurysmal rupture may occur if the graft is forcibly pushed to insert it into the distal aorta. We have developed simple and safe insertion technique using a syringe.
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Showa University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. nobo.ishikawa@gmail.com
Noboru
N
Ishikawa
Tadashi
T
Omoto
Tadamasa
T
Miyauchi
Masaya
M
Oi
Masomi
M
Fukuzumi
Takeo
T
Tedoriya
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome