title: Alternative technique for salvage of donor lungs with insufficient atrial cuffs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford, California 94305-5407, USA.
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Yarbrough
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deuse
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Reitz
authors.forename: Hari R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Mallidi
mesh_terms: 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*