TY - JOUR
T1 - Total cavopulmonary connection
T2 - Open anastomosis of an extracardiac conduit with vacuum-assisted venous drainage
AU - Aeba, Ryo
AU - Yozu, Ryohei
AU - Morita, Masanori
AU - Matayoshi, Toru
PY - 2006/3/1
Y1 - 2006/3/1
N2 - Insertion of a tube conduit for total cavopulmonary connection is sometimes technically demanding due to the crumpled stump of the inferior vena cava caused by a tourniquet of the inferior vena cava near the division line. Herein we describe an alternative in which the anastomosis is completed during removal of the tourniquet with the application of vacuum-assisted venous drainage. This new technique may alleviate, if not completely eliminate, a concern associated with total cavopulmonary connection with extracardiac conduit in small patients.
AB - Insertion of a tube conduit for total cavopulmonary connection is sometimes technically demanding due to the crumpled stump of the inferior vena cava caused by a tourniquet of the inferior vena cava near the division line. Herein we describe an alternative in which the anastomosis is completed during removal of the tourniquet with the application of vacuum-assisted venous drainage. This new technique may alleviate, if not completely eliminate, a concern associated with total cavopulmonary connection with extracardiac conduit in small patients.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.011
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 16488754
AN - SCOPUS:32644470424
VL - 81
SP - 1146
EP - 1147
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 3
ER -