title: Absorbable pulmonary artery band.
abstract: Absorbable pulmonary artery banding may be a useful method of avoiding further operation or angioplasty in patients whose underlying lesion has a natural history of resolution. We report 2 cases of absorbable pulmonary artery banding using braided Dexon. In both cases the bands functioned well initially and were completely resorbed after 2 years and 6 months, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom. ecmo1uk@aol.co
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Arsiwala
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hickey
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008026:Ligation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*