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Absorbable pulmonary artery band
G J Peek1, S S Arsiwala, K C Chan
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom. ecmo1uk@aol.co
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|August 1, 1997
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.