Salehi Mehrdad, Aazami Mathias H, Bakshandeh Alireza, Satarzadeh Roya
Teheran University of Medical Science, Iman Khomeini Hospital, Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Transplantation department, Teheran, Iran.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2005 Apr;27(4):720-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.12.056.
The following is a description of a modified technique for the reinforcement of proximal anastomosis regarding the process of aortic allograft or pulmonary autograft full root implantation. A double width pericardial strip is used to create a pericardial sewing-cuff to be used as a neo-ring. This technique is said to be best suited for decreasing the operative bleeding, reducing anastomotic pitfalls and concomitant repair of the aortic annulus.