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Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:385-386
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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End-to-End Anastomosis for Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Carlo Banfi, MD, PhD, Mauro Rinaldi, MD, Andrea M. D’Armini, MD, Mario Viganò, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo University-Hospital, Piazzale Golgi 19, Pavia, 27100 Italy

(Email: carlobanfi@ticino.com).

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article by Arsan and coworkers [1]. Ascending aortic aneurysms with normal sized sinotubular junctions are generally handled by resection of the aneurysmatic portion and by replacement with a tubular graft. Arsan and coworkers [1] proposed an alternative modified aortoplasty. We found this technique interesting and easy to perform, but we still have some concerns about aortoplasty repair. In fact, with this procedure a diseased and thinned aortic wall is not removed, and a relevant incidence of redilatation may occur in the follow-up period [2]. Moreover the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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