A New Technique for Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair: The Neville Tube

We have developed a new technique for interrupted aortic arch repair in which the pulmonary artery anterior wall is cut off and tailored so as to re-establish aortic continuity with an autologous tube. We are describing this method herein, with an 8-year follow-up of the first patient.

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 1375 - 1376
Main Authors Bergoënd, Eric, MD, Bouissou, Antoine, MD, Paoli, Florent, MD, Roullet-Renoleau, Nicolas, MD, Duchalais, Alain, MD, Neville, Paul, MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2010
Elsevier
Subjects
Abnormalities, Multiple
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures - methods
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced
Infant, Newborn
Medical sciences
Perfusion
Pneumology
Pulmonary Artery - transplantation
Surgery
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Corrective surgery
Treatment
Tube
Aortic arch
Anesthesia
Circulatory system
Technique
Cardiology
Repair
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Summary:We have developed a new technique for interrupted aortic arch repair in which the pulmonary artery anterior wall is cut off and tailored so as to re-establish aortic continuity with an autologous tube. We are describing this method herein, with an 8-year follow-up of the first patient.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.069