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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2000;8:73-75
© 2000 Asia Publishing EXchange Pte Ltd

HOW TO DO IT

Duplex Pericardial Patch Aortoplasty

Melih Erdinc, MD, Ahmet Ocal, MD, Omer Sait Atalay, MD, Cuneyt Ozturk, MD,1, Husnu Sezer, MD,1

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital
Bursa, Turkey
1 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
International Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey
For reprint information contact: Melih Erdinc, MD Tel: 90 312 285 1222 Fax: 90 312 235 5763 email: eerdinc{at}superonline.com Turan Gunes Bulvari, Sedir Sitesi C2-6, Oran, Ankara 06450, Turkey.
A modification of the Nicks procedure to obtain a firm blood-tight aortoplasty is described. Autologous pericardium was used in a bilayer arrangement with a sandwich suture technique. It was found to be an easy and effective way of decreasing bleeding. It may also prevent true and false aneurysms.






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