A better surgical technique for repairing pulmonary arteries after banding.
A technique is presented to eliminate the residual gradient more completely after removing the main pulmonary band at the time of primary repair of ventricular septal defect. The band and underlying pulmonary artery are circumferentially excised, except for a small posterior part, and pulmonary artery is reanastomosed.
D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*