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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 98, 417-420, Copyright © 1989 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Pedicled right atrial-pericardial tissue conduit for bypass of the obstructed superior vena cava in children

JH Lemmer Jr, DM Behrendt, RH Beekman and RJ Hernandez
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.

Surgical relief of superior vena caval obstruction with flaps constructed from pedicled right atrium and pedicled pericardium has been performed successfully in 2 children aged 1 and 13 years. Long- term conduit patency 43 and 24 months after the operation has been achieved with this technique, despite continued growth of both patients.

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