Implantation of a stent graft in the right pulmonary artery enables radical resection of a central endothelial sarcoma of the left pulmonary artery Pascal Kissling, MD, Philippe Brosi, MD, Christof Kull, MD, Damien Toia, MD, Christoph Andreas Maurer, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 58, Issue 3, Pages 787-789 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.131 Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography (CT) image shows the tumor (T) approximating the bifurcation of the left pulmonary artery (LPA) from the pulmonary arterial trunk. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 58, 787-789DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.131) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic illustration shows the stent graft (S) insertion into the pulmonary arterial trunk (PT) and the right pulmonary artery (RPA). The resection line (R) of the left pulmonary artery (LPA) with the tumor (T) was conterminous to the stent graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 58, 787-789DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.131) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Intraoperative fluoroscopy shows the stent graft (S) in the pulmonary arterial trunk (PT) and in the right pulmonary artery (RPA). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 58, 787-789DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.131) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 A three-dimensional reconstruction of the postinterventional computed tomography (CT) scan shows (A) left side and (B) right anterior views. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2013 58, 787-789DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2012.11.131) Copyright © 2013 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions