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David G Tse1, William W Shely, Maxine E Dexter
1Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Clackamas, Oregon 97015, USA. david.g.tse@kp.org
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 27, 2012
Abstract:
Right-to-left interatrial shunt (RLIAS) resulting in platypnea orthodeoxia after a right pneumonectomy is an infrequent postoperative complication. Percutaneous device closure or surgical closures using cardiopulmonary bypass have been the standard interventions for RLIAS correction. We describe a technique using a tissue expander to correct a RLIAS.
