Alternative technique for salvage of donor lungs with insufficient atrial cuffs.
Inadequate left atrial cuff surrounding donor pulmonary veins may present a technical challenge for successful lung transplantation. A simple technique for construction of venous anastomoses during lung transplantation when donor atrial cuff is lacking involves circumferential incorporation of surrounding donor pericardium into the anastomosis without directly suturing or augmenting donor venous structures.
Yarbrough
William M
WM
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California 94305-5407, USA.
Bates
Michael J
MJ
Deuse
Tobias
T
Tang
Daniel G
DG
Robbins
Robert C
RC
Reitz
Bruce A
BA
Mallidi
Hari R
HR
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*