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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 19, 478-479, Copyright © 1975 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Simplified circular aortotomy in aortocoronary bypass operations

AJ Surmak and A Kantrowitz

Adaptation of a rongeur technique facilitates aortotomy in aortocoronary bypass operations. A single motion with a double-action duckbilled rongeur produces a smooth-walled, symmetrical aortotomy which varies in shape predictably according to the angle at which the rongeur is held relative to the axis of the aorta.




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