Abstract
Absorbable pulmonary artery banding may be a useful method of avoiding further operation or angioplasty in patients whose underlying lesion has a natural history of resolution. We report 2 cases of absorbable pulmonary artery banding using braided Dexon. In both cases the bands functioned well initially and were completely resorbed after 2 years and 6 months, respectively.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 539-541 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine