Direct-Vision Retrosternal Dissection Using the Kent Retractor for Sternal Re-Entry |
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| Authors: | Kenji Kuwaki Masaru Tsukamoto Kanshi Komatsu Junichi Sakata Satoshi Muraki Tomio Abe |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S1, W16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-8543, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Repeat median sternotomy is still associated with high morbidity and mortality from catastrophic hemorrhage or myocardial injury. To overcome these problems, we devised a new technique of sternal re-entry using the Kent retractor set (Takasago Ika Kogyo, Tokyo, Japan), which increases the safety of retrosternal dissection and sternal redivision. |
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| Keywords: | Kent retractor Retrosternal dissection Sternal re-entry |
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