title: Successful angioplasty of the left pulmonary artery using the vascular clip system.
abstract: Pulmonary angioplasty was successfully performed in two patients using the vascular clip system (VCS). The portion of the pulmonary artery which was directly invaded by primary lung cancer was partially resected. The VCS was used to quickly and easily repair the vascular defect. No bleeding was noted from the clipped vascular walls. Both patients had uneventful recoveries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kase
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013525:Surgical Instruments