Pulmonary vein augmentation for single lung transplantation Roberto P Casula, Serban C Stoica, John Wallwork, John Dunning The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 71, Issue 4, Pages 1373-1374 (April 2001) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02369-9
Fig 1 The pericardium surrounding the hilum of the left lung. The inferior part of the inset shows how the pulmonary veins were cut short and tend to retract into the hilum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1373-1374DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02369-9)
Fig 2 The separate running sutures between the pericardium and the pericardial opening of the pulmonary veins are completed. The newly formed cuff is cut with scissors. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2001 71, 1373-1374DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02369-9)