Cooley D A
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.
Tex Heart Inst J. 1995;22(2):162-5.
A technique is described for replacement of the entire thoracic aorta. In this "pull-through" technique, which utilizes hypothermic circulatory arrest, the graft is implanted in a retrograde fashion, thus providing protection for the spinal cord and brain and avoiding injury to the vagus and phrenic nerves.