title: Surgical repair of severe bilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis.
abstract: Management options for severe, bilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis include percutaneous balloon dilation and direct surgical correction. Results with both balloon angioplasty and operation have been somewhat unpredictable. We report a case of staged surgical correction involving bilateral branch pulmonary artery reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Latson
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Mee
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D017130:Angioplasty; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy