A new technique for interrupted aortic arch repair: the Neville tube.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.069.
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Abstract
We have developed a new technique for interrupted aortic arch repair in which the pulmonary artery anterior wall is cut off and tailored so as to re-establish aortic continuity with an autologous tube. We are describing this method herein, with an 8-year follow-up of the first patient.
Medical subject headings
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
- Pulmonary Artery