Figure 2.

Some of the Details in the Procedure

(A) A 1.5–2 cm incision. ① Salivary glands; ② sternum.

(B) Cut the sternum about 5 mm.

(C) The string threaded in the drag hook was fixed to the surgical pad with adhesive tape.

(D) Drag hooks.

(E) ① The aortic arch; ② the brachiocephalic artery; ③ the right common carotid arteries; ④ the left common carotid arteries.

(F) The tissue under the aortic arch was separated (arrow).

(G) The pricking point (arrow).

(H) The curved needle with silk suture under the aortic arch.

(I) The suture was clipped out.

(J) The retrieved curved needle.

(K) The blunted spacer in the suture loop.