An improved method of pulmonary artery banding.
Banding of the pulmonary artery is a difficult procedure that often requires band readjustment. A new technique for placing and adjusting pulmonary artery bands using an adjustable snare is presented, together with cases illustrating its application.
D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow