title: Novel suture technique for hemostatic aortic anastomosis: backstitch.
abstract: Postoperative anastomotic suture line complications, such as hemorrhage and pseudoaneurysm, are often encountered in thoracic aortic surgery. To minimize these complications different anastomotic techniques have been developed. We hereby describe a new distal anastomotic technique, which involves positioning the graft inside the aorta at the distal end, reinforcing the suture line with an externally placed Teflon felt strip, and finishing the anastomosis with a circumferential and continued suture technique called "backstitch."
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lafçı
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalçınkaya
authors.forename: Adem İlkay
authors.initials: Aİ
authors.lastname: Diken
authors.forename: İrfan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Taşoğlu
authors.forename: Hikmet Selçuk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Çağlı
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013536:Suture Techniques