An easy, safe, and sure way of open stent grafting: chain-stitch bonding with a balloon catheter

A modified transaortic graft insertion technique with a nephrostomy balloon catheter is presented herein. The graft, which has a Z stent at its end, is bound to the catheter with a chain stitch and then is inserted into the descending aorta under transesophageal echographic observation. Unlacing the...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2002-01, Vol.32 (6), p.568-570
Main Authors: Miyamoto, Shinji, Hadama, Tetsuo, Anai, Hirofumi, Sako, Hidenori, Iwata, Eriko, Hamamoto, Hirotsugu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Catheterization
Humans
Male
Stents
Suture Techniques
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Summary:A modified transaortic graft insertion technique with a nephrostomy balloon catheter is presented herein. The graft, which has a Z stent at its end, is bound to the catheter with a chain stitch and then is inserted into the descending aorta under transesophageal echographic observation. Unlacing the chain stitch easily deploys the stented graft. This technique is safer and more reliable than other current methods.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s005950200101