| Title | Alternative technique for salvage of donor lungs with insufficient atrial cuffs. |
| Author(s) | Yarbrough WM, Bates MJ, Deuse T, Tang DG, Robbins RC, Reitz BA, Mallidi HR |
| Institution | Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California 94305-5407, USA. |
| Source | Ann Thorac Surg 2009 Oct; 88(4):1374-6. |
| MeSH | Adult
Anastomosis, Surgical
Bronchiectasis
Female
Humans
Lung Transplantation
Pulmonary Artery
Pulmonary Veins
Salvage Therapy
Suture Techniques
Tissue Donors
Vascular Surgical Procedures
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| Abstract | Inadequate left atrial cuff surrounding donor pulmonary veins may present a technical challenge for successful lung transplantation. A simple technique for construction of venous anastomoses during lung transplantation when donor atrial cuff is lacking involves circumferential incorporation of surrounding donor pericardium into the anastomosis without directly suturing or augmenting donor venous structures. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 19766854 |
