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Development of a special balloon occlusion device to prevent adverse events in high-risk patients during open aortic surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16260869     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To prevent clamp injury that may occur during aortic surgery, we aimed to develop a special balloon occlusion (BO) device to lower the thromboembolic risk in patients with severe atherosclerosis during aortic aneurysm repair. METHODS: The study comprised two test phases: a laboratory-testing series focussing on flexible artificial aortas, and an experimental series conducted on 10 pigs. RESULTS: The device proved to be effective during the laboratory tests and the experiments on pigs. No complications such as intraoperative balloon rupture, dislocation, or occlusion leaks occurred. No damage to the aortic vessels was observed in further histological examinations. CONCLUSIONS: This BO device has the potential to become an alternative to cross-clamping for vascular surgeons in patients with severely atherosclerotic vessels.
Authors:
E Weigang; M Luehr; P von Samson; M Hartert; H Goebel; M Wetzig; V Bernard; M P Siegenthaler; F Beyersdorf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European surgical research. Europäische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales européennes     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0014-312X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Surg Res     Publication Date:    2005 Jul-Aug
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-11-01     Completed Date:  2006-02-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0174752     Medline TA:  Eur Surg Res     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  204-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright (c) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. weigang@ch11.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Aorta / pathology,  surgery*
Atherosclerosis / therapy
Balloon Occlusion* / instrumentation,  methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Swine
Vascular Surgical Procedures* / adverse effects,  instrumentation,  methods

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