Routine Stent-Bridging to the Supraaortic Vessels in Aortic Arch Replacement - 10 year-experience

CONCLUSIONS: SAVSTEB is a comparatively simple, safe and efficacious technique to create the anastomosis between tetrabranched arch grafts and the supra-aortic arteries in the short and intermediate term. Bleeding from the anastomoses, kinking and scar associated stenosis are negligible; however, vertebral overstenting remains a critical technical issue.PMID:34186091 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.074
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research