Hemolytic Anemia After Operation for Aortic Dissection Using Teflon Felt Strips Yuki Nakamura, MD, Hitoshi Ogino, MD, Hitoshi Matsuda, MD, Kenji Minatoya, MD, Hiroaki Sasaki, MD, Soichiro Kitamura, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 5, Pages 1784-1787 (May 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.057 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Transesophageal echocardiography image demonstrates an abnormal projection into the aortic lumen at the proximal anastomosis (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.057) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative finding shows stenotic aortic lumen (arrow) caused by the circumferentially inverted internal felt strip. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.057) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Computed tomographic scan demonstrates stenotic aortic lumen caused by an abnormal projection into the aortic lumen at the proximal anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 1784-1787DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.057) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions