J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001;121:1224
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Kirk Kanter, MD
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine
365 Clifton Rd, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
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The comments by Doty are interesting. The use of an externally stented conduit is quite appealing. Routing of the conduit behind the inferior vena cava does make me somewhat concerned about compression of the right pulmonary veins by the conduit, particularly if there is any fibrotic reaction to the graft itself. This, of course, is probably of theoretical concern only. As far as . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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