Could the novel 'double-hole' technique be an alternative for the inflow occlusion method?
CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA, vol.27, no.5, pp.291-293, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 27 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2016
- Doi Number: 10.5830/cvja-2016-020
- Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.291-293
- Keywords: inflow occlusion, foreign body, extraction, double-hole technique, extracorporeal circulation
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Inflow occlusion on beating heart and cardiopulmonary bypass techniques have been proposed for the removal of foreign material, such as stents, catheters and mass lesions, from cardiac chambers. However, both techniques are not devoid of disadvantages and complications. In this article, we define an alternative, novel 'double-hole' technique, which is based on opening the right atrium without cardiopulmonary bypass.