1. Transverse Pericardial Sinus Closure in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Operation 
Liang-Wan Chen, MD, Xi-Jie Wu, MD, Xiao-Fu Dai, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages e351-e353 (October 2017)
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2. Fig 1
Photographs taken from an elderly patient undergoing acute type A aortic dissection repair. (A) The transverse pericardial sinus was closed with sutures before the graft implantation. (B) A bovine pericardial patch covered the pericardial recess between the superior caval vein and pulmonary artery, and an opening was made in the left inner side of the superior caval vein. A Foley catheter was inserted into the superior caval vein for temporary obstruction. (C) All the graft and suture lines were wrapped, and a quick dry surgical field appeared.
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