Kiser Andy C, Wimmer-Greinecker Gerhard, Chitwood W Randolph
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pinehurst Surgical Clinics, Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Nov;84(5):1783-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.08.027.
The cut-and-sew Cox Maze III procedure is a complex operation. A novel vacuum-integrated radiofrequency ablation device was developed to attenuate the complexity. This device has enabled the development of a totally extracardiac Maze (Ex-Maze) procedure. We describe the Ex-Maze procedure, which closely mimics the gold standard Maze III pattern and includes lines of ablation that isolate the pulmonary veins, interconnect the left and right atria, and a line that extends from the right inferior pulmonary vein to the medial inferior vena cava.
切割缝合式Cox迷宫III手术是一种复杂的手术。为降低其复杂性，研发了一种新型的集成真空射频消融装置。该装置促成了完全心外迷宫（Ex-Maze）手术的发展。我们描述了Ex-Maze手术，它紧密模仿金标准迷宫III模式，包括隔离肺静脉、连接左心房和右心房的消融线，以及一条从右下肺静脉延伸至下腔静脉内侧的线。
