BACKGROUND The use of CoSeal(®), a polyethylene glycol sealant, in cardiac and vascular surgery for prevention of anastomotic bleeding has been subject to prior investigations. We analysed our perioperative data to determine the clinical benefit of using polyethylene glycol sealant to inhibit suture line bleeding in aortic surgery. METHODS From January 2004 to June 2006, 124 patients underwen...

OBJECTIVE A retrospective study was performed in a series of consecutive patients who underwent a Bentall and De Bono procedure. METHODS Data were removed of medical records and follow-up data were obtained from clinical records and direct contact with patients. A total of 39 patients were studied between January 1996 and December 2005. RESULTS The median age was 47 years (range 14-70). The...

Methods A 51 year old woman who had chest and back pain and syncope, was admitted to emergency department. Thorax CT revealed acute type A aortic dissection and she underwent emergency surgery. Modified Bentall procedure along with hemiarch replacement was performed using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion. The next day she developed cardiac tamponade and ischemia of the left leg. Re-explor...

Method From 2003 to 2015 a total number of 84 patients, 63 male and 21 female with average age 51.7 years (from 26 to 86 years), underwent hybrid management of complex aortic pathology. Patients were divided in 5 groups: Group 1: Hybrid aortic debranching in 12 pts (for Aortic dissection type B with retrograde arch dissection in 10 patients and Aortic re-dissection type A after surgical treatme...