Snugger method-The Oldenburg modification of perceval implantation technique

作     者：Ahmed Mashhour Konstantin Zhigalov Marcin Szczechowicz Sabreen Mkalaluh Jerry Easo Harald Eichstaedt Dmitry Borodin Jürgen Ennker Alexander Weymann 

作者机构：Department of Cardiac Surgery European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Cardiology》 (世界心脏病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第10卷第9期

页      面：119-122页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Aortic valve Surgical Perceval Snugger Sutureless aortic valve 

摘      要：We present a modified implantation technique of the Perceval~? sutureless aortic valve(LivaNova, London, United Kingdom) that involves the usage of snuggers for the guiding sutures during valve deployment. Both limbs of each guiding suture are pulled through an elastic tube, which is fixed with a Pean clamp, which tightens the sutures and fixes the prosthesis to the aortic annulus during valve deployment. This method proved safe and useful in over 120 cases. Valve implantation was facilitated and the need for manipulation by the assistant or the nurse was eliminated.