Assertion: aortic arch's branch | /r/HasProperty | stretched
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text: After the mid-portion of the left common carotid artery is clamped and its base is ligated, the artery is divided and sutured end-to-end to the middle branch (which has been stretched and trimmed to an appropriate length to avoid kinking) of a prefabricated trifurcated graft (Figure 3).