1. Stapled excision of the left atrial appendage
A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, PhD, Delos M. Cosgrove, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 129, Issue 3, Pages (March 2005)
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2. Figure 1
Stapled excision of LAA. A, Stapler is loaded with pericardial strips. B, LAA is excised, and area beneath the buttressed staple line is examined. Published with the permission of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
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