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Improving the Exposure of the Left Hilum for Lung Transplantation: The Value of a Simple Pericardial Stitch  Pankaj Saxena, FRACS, PhD, David C. McGiffin,

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1 Improving the Exposure of the Left Hilum for Lung Transplantation: The Value of a Simple Pericardial Stitch  Pankaj Saxena, FRACS, PhD, David C. McGiffin, FRACS, Adam D. Zimmet, FRACS, Julian H. Gooi, FRACS, Silvana F. Marasco, FRACS, Justin Negri, FRACS, Adrian Pick, FRACS  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 100, Issue 3, (September 2015) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Pericardial stitch has been placed under tension to rotate the heart and bring the hilum closer to the thoracotomy retractor. (PA = pulmonary artery; PV = pulmonary vein.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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