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Utilization of Pericardial Vascular Reinforcement

G. H. LAWRENCE, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1964;88(4):654-660.

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Permanent closure of the bronchial stump is as basic a necessity for successful pulmonary resection as is permanent duodenal closure a requirement for a smooth convalescence following gastric resection. The myriad techniques of closure suggested in both these anatomical areas emphasize this necessity in the face of the ever present threat of fistula. The thoracic surgeon usually has the advantage of closing a relatively normal stump and yet, as Rienhoff⁸ has shown, the cut end of the bronchial stump but rarely heals primarily. His classical monograph and that of Brewer¹ emphasize the necessity of a reliable method of closure reinforcement if the surgeon is consistently to avoid the devastating physiologic challenge of a bronchiopleural fistula and resultant empyema. An azygous vein or pericardial flap reinforcement of bronchial closure has been utilized in 90 cases after pulmonary resection since July, 1954. This report reviews the experience with these techniques. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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SEATTLE

Footnotes
Read before the 71st Annual Session of the Western Surgical Association, Galveston, Tex, Nov 21-23, 1963.

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