title: Left pulmonary arterioplasty--extended end-to-end anastomosis.
abstract: Surgical arterioplasty for left pulmonary branch stenosis often produces unsatisfactory results. We report a new operative approach involving a modification of end-to end anastomosis, providing a widely patent and nonredundant anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (I), Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama, Japan. oshima@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Doi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yoshiro
authors.forename: Chikashi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimazu
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misaki
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome