title: A technique modification in the cannulation to the innominate artery in the surgical treatment of aortic dissection.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A modified cannulation strategy to innominate artery was introduced which differs from traditional cannulation method used in aortic surgeries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients suffering from aortic dissections with or without other cardiac diseasees underwent surgical treatment by using the modified canulation technique. All patients had an uneventful perioperative period and discharged from the hospital without any complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Innominate artery cannulation using the modified cannula with "a hole in the back" is an easy and effective strategy for arch surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China. cmugtx@sina.com.
authors.forename: Tianxiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Enyi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*