1. Multiple-Running Suture Technique for Bronchial Anastomosis in Difficult Sleeve Resection 
Abdel-Mohsen Hamad, MD, Giuseppe Marulli, MD, Giovanna Rizzardi, MD, Marco Schiavon, MD, Andrea Zuin, MD, Cristiano Breda, MD, Federico Rea, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 87, Issue 3, Pages (March 2009)
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2. Fig 1
(A) Diagrammatic illustration of the anastomotic technique: numbers 1, 2, and 3 denotes the sequence of sutures; the small arrows point to the starting point of each suture; the large arrows point to the direction of suturing. (B) Demonstrates the anastomosis after application of only two sutures on the cartilaginous part of the bronchial wall using the parachute principle. The small arrows point to the starting point of each suture; the white arrows point to the entrance and exit of the third suture on the membranous part. Note that the adjacent limbs of the different sutures should be on either side of the anastomosis.
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