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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:268-270
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

A simple trick for repairing coronary pseudoaneurysm complicating a Bentall operation

Joseph D. Schmoker, MD*a, D. Craig Miller, MDb

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fletcher Allen Health Care and the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
b Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

Accepted for publication February 18, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Schmoker, Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease, Fletcher 454, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 USA
e-mail: joseph.schmoker{at}vtmednet.org

Coronary pseudoaneurysms are a known complication of the Bentall wrap-inclusion method of composite valve grafting. We describe two cases to illustrate a straightforward technique for repair and prevention of coronary pseudoaneurysm formation.




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