Effective reduction of a giant left atrium by partial autotransplantation Arrigo Lessana, MD, Marcio Scorsin, MD, Claude Scheublé, MD, Richard Raffoul, MD, Giuseppe Rescigno, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 67, Issue 4, Pages 1164-1165 (April 1999) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00122-8
Fig 1 Schematic illustration of modified heart autotransplantation for giant left atrium. (A) Operative view after sectioning of superior vena cava, aorta, and pulmonary artery. (B) Resection of a strip of left atrium. (C) Anastomosis technique with running suture. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1999 67, 1164-1165DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)00122-8)