Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena¹², Pita Ana¹², and De la Torre Manuel³
¹Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain
²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
³Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Corresponding Author:
Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain, Tel: +00 34 91 529 0267; Email: giljaurena@gmail.com
Abstract
A new and simple trick to encircle the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) in minimally invasive cardiac surgery is depicted. With the aid of a shafted, flexible-tip dissector, the IVC is surrounded with a tape for its exclusion in a gentle movement.
Citation
Gil-Jaurena JM, Ana P and Manuel DT. Hybrid Procedures. Flexible Way to Encircle the Inferior Vena Cava in Minimally-Invasive Surgery. SM J Pediatr Surg. 2018; 4(3): 1067.
