A simple method to prevent internal thoracic artery tension: Single pericardio-thoracic suture technique

MANSUROĞLU D., Şişmanoǧlu M., ÖMEROĞLU S. N., Kirali K., İPEK G., Yakut C.

Journal of Cardiac Surgery, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.264-266, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04069.x
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.264-266
  • İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Tension on the internal mammary artery is a major risk for anastomosis in patients with severe emphysematous lungs. For this reason, it can be necessary to harvest the internal thoracic artery to its origin, to skeletonize it, or as a last resort to use it as a free graft. Sometimes, these maneuvers cannot be enough to solve the problem. A simple suture technique to hang up the pericardium to the chest wall is described that eliminates herniation of emphysematous lungs across mediastinum and reduces tension on the left internal mammary artery.