Emergency fast Bentall operation

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Jun 1;26(6):1041-1042. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivx435.

Abstract

We herein report an emergency technique of composite Bentall operation using a fast release valve. The technique was successfully performed in 2 emergency cases after failed supracoronary ascending aortic replacement in acute Type A aortic dissection. The speed and ease of execution are the main advantages of the procedure.

Publication types

  • Technical Report

MeSH terms

  • Aorta / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / complications
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Emergencies*
  • Humans