Sutureless technique to support anastomosis during thoracic aorta replacement

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In aortic replacement procedures the aortic wall and Teflon strips form a double layer, with the use of continuous sutures. Surgical glues may or may not be used to enhance the durability of the anastomoses. In this technical report...

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Main Authors: Anagnostopoulos Constantinos, Leivaditis Vassilios N, Apostolakis Efstratios E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/4/1/66