Novel Suture Technique for Hemostatic Aortic Anastomosis: Backstitch

• Published in: Annals of vascular surgery Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 684 - 686
• Main Authors: Lafçı, Gökhan, Yalçınkaya, Adnan, Diken, Adem İlkay, Taşoğlu, İrfan, Gedik, Hikmet Selçuk, Çağlı, Kerim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-07-2013
• Subjects: Anastomosis, Surgical - methods; Aorta, Thoracic - surgery; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods; Hemostatic Techniques; Humans; Middle Aged; Surgery; Suture Techniques
• ISSN: 0890-5096; 1615-5947
• DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.07.020

Postoperative anastomotic suture line complications, such as hemorrhage and pseudoaneurysm, are often encountered in thoracic aortic surgery. To minimize these complications different anastomotic techniques have been developed. We hereby describe a new distal anastomotic technique, which involves positioning the graft inside the aorta at the distal end, reinforcing the suture line with an externally placed Teflon felt strip, and finishing the anastomosis with a circumferential and continued suture technique called “backstitch.”