Surgical repair of severe bilateral branch pulmonary artery stenosis.
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.
Fraser
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195.
Latson
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Mee
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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