Lafçı G, Yalçınkaya A, Diken Aİ, Taşoğlu İ, Gedik HS, Çağlı K. Novel suture technique for hemostatic aortic anastomosis: backstitch.
Ann Vasc Surg 2013;
27:684-6. [PMID:
23535522 DOI:
10.1016/j.avsg.2012.07.020]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2012] [Revised: 07/09/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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."
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