A modification of the Nicks procedure to obtain a firm blood-tight aortoplasty is described. Autologous pericardium was used in a bilayer arrangement with a sandwich suture technique. It was found to be an easy and effective way of decreasing bleeding. It may also prevent true and false aneurysms.
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