Pulmonary sleeve resection in locally advanced lung cancer using cryopreserved allograft for pulmonary artery replacement [1]
The authors review a 6-year experience with use of cryopreserved grafts for pulmonary artery reconstruction after sleeve pulmonary resection. Of 32 PA reconstructions performed, 10 were done with cryopreserved vessels. Graft patency was 90%. Overall 5-year survival was 67%.
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Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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