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Temporary aortopexy to facilitate exposure during resection of the intrathoracic trachea
D F Del Rizzo1, D Briant, T A Salerno
1Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
During the resection of the intrathoracic trachea by the transsternal approach, the ascending aorta, because of its anatomic position, impedes visualization. Herein, we report a technique that allows excellent exposure of the entire intrathoracic trachea, thereby facilitating this procedure.