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Fig. 2 | General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases

Fig. 2

From: Surgical repair of a residual lesion of mixed-type total anomalous pulmonary venous connection using a vertical vein as a free graft: a case report

Fig. 2

Operative schema. a The vertical vein (VV) is exposed and marked. b The pulmonary artery (PA) trunk is transected and the VV is harvested as a free graft. c An anastomosis site on the left superior pulmonary vein (LSPV) is made by extending the incision ventrally and partially closing the initial opening incision. d The VV is interposed between the left atrial appendage (LAA) and LSPV. LAA, left atrial appendage; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; PA, pulmonary artery; VV, vertical vein

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General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases

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