Kinky circumflex grafts: the left appendage flip maneuver.
The "too-long," or redundant, circumflex graft is notorious for its tendency to form a kink. The acute angle (the kink) typically occurs over the front of the pulmonary trunk. Described herein are (1) the left appendage flip maneuver, a simple solution to correct graft kink, and (2) analysis and explanation of vein graft kink.
Dunedin Hospital and the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Ivor F
IF
Galvin
Nur Azri Bin
NA
Haji Mohd Yasin
Nur Azri Bin
NA
Mohd Yasin
Pankaj
P
Saxena
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*