TY - JOUR
T1 - Clampless and Sutureless Hybrid Technique for Aortic Arch Debranching on a Porcelain Aorta
AU - Poletto, Giorgio L.
AU - Musto, Liam
AU - Civilini, Efrem
AU - Giorgetti, Pierluigi
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - An innovative hybrid approach to the supraaortic vessels in a porcelain aorta and severe fibrotic tissue reaction at the neck is described. The technique is demonstrated in an 80-year-old woman with previous several carotid operations but still experiencing recurrent transient ischemic attacks. Clinical success was achieved at midterm follow-up, demonstrating the efficacy of hybrid treatment for this high-risk patient. Novel prosthetic vascular grafts that can be applied without cross-clamping may also provide a solution to approaching a porcelain aorta and difficult anatomies.
AB - An innovative hybrid approach to the supraaortic vessels in a porcelain aorta and severe fibrotic tissue reaction at the neck is described. The technique is demonstrated in an 80-year-old woman with previous several carotid operations but still experiencing recurrent transient ischemic attacks. Clinical success was achieved at midterm follow-up, demonstrating the efficacy of hybrid treatment for this high-risk patient. Novel prosthetic vascular grafts that can be applied without cross-clamping may also provide a solution to approaching a porcelain aorta and difficult anatomies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.023
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84969895614
VL - 101
SP - 2395
EP - 2397
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 6
ER -