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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 53, 165-166, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Improved technique for hilar vascular stapling [published erratum appears in Ann Thorac Surg 1992 Jun;53(6):1147]

DJ Sugarbaker and SJ Mentzer
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.

The use of stapling instruments is common in thoracic surgery, but there is a continued reluctance to use them on hilar vascular structures. We have developed a technique that satisfies the major objections to stapler use on hilar vascular structures.

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