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A New Technique for Composite Graft Preparation in Aortic Root Replacement
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（Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Anjo Kosei Hospital, Anjo, Japan）
| Yasuhiro Sawada |
Shunsuke Sakamoto |
Kazuya Fujinaga |
| Nin Tanaka |
Toru Mizumoto |
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We report the Lampshade Technique:a new technique using Carbo-Seal Valsalva（Sorin Biomedica, Saluggia, Italy）to facilitate preparation of a composite graft. A Bentall operation and an ascending aorta replacement were performed with a composite graft using a Carbo-Seal Valsalva. This new technique can be considered useful as it can reduce the time required for preparing a composite graft, and create a skirt portion for continuous suturing to prevent bleeding.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 41:247-249（2012）
Keywords：aortic root replacement, composite graft
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