title: Pericardial flap to minimize internal mammary artery anastomotic tension.
abstract: A technique is described that decreases tension on the left internal mammary artery anastomosis in patients whose lungs have herniated across the midline.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington 40536.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Earle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaggers
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sekela
mesh_terms: 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