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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2009;9:703-705. doi:10.1510/icvts.2009.213959
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Case report - Cardiac general

Apico-aortic conduit for aortic stenosis with a porcelain aorta; technical modification for apical outflow

Masanori Hirota*, Masaya Oi, Tadashi Omoto and Takeo Tedoriya

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ward, Tokyo, 142-8666, Japan

*Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-3-3784-8588; fax: +81-3-3784-8307.

E-mail address: mhirota{at}khc.biglobe.ne.jp (M. Hirota).

A successful apico-aortic bypass for a patient with a porcelain aorta suffering from aortic stenosis is reported. A sewing cuff with an outflow graft to the apex and a hand-made composite graft were used instead of a rigid apical connector.

Key Words: Apico-aortic bypass; Porcelain aorta; Aortic stenosis

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