A method of repair for asymmetric aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta Leonid Sternik, MD, Kenton J Zehr, MD, Hartzell V Schaff, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 73, Issue 4, Pages 1332-1334 (April 2002) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03457-9
Fig 1 Resected aortic specimen. Note the wedge-shaped resection measuring 5 cm on the greater curvature and 1.5 cm on the lesser curvature. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 1332-1334DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03457-9)
Fig 2 (A) The appearance of the asymmetrically dilated aneurysmal ascending aorta. (B) The appearance of the ascending aorta after wedge-shaped resection and primary end-to-end anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002 73, 1332-1334DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(01)03457-9)