Hilum-to-Hilum Gore-Tex Tube Replacement of Central Pulmonary Arteries Koichi Sughimoto, MD, PhD, Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, Christian P. Brizard, MD, Yves d’Udekem, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 99, Issue 1, Pages 340-342 (January 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.085 Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Illustrations and preoperative and postoperative pulmonary angiograms showing the three types of procedure. (A) Repair of pulmonary artery, ventricular septal defect, and major aortopulmonary collateral arteries with hilum-to-hilum Gore-Tex replacement. (B) Heart transplantation and hilum-to-hilum Gore-Tex replacement. (C) Fontan procedure and hilum-to-hilum Gore-Tex replacement. Arrow indicates a clip for septation of the pulmonary artery. (SVC = superior vena cava.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015 99, 340-342DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.085) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions