Pericardial flap to minimize internal mammary artery anastomotic tension.
A technique is described that decreases tension on the left internal mammary artery anastomosis in patients whose lungs have herniated across the midline.
Todd
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536.
Earle
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Jaggers
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Sekela
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D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis / Q000379:methods*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques