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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:928-929
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

FloWatch and pseudoaneurysm: Complication versus coincidence

Antonio F. Corno, MD, FRCS, FACC, FETCS a , Marco Pozzi, MD, FRCS, FETCS a , Ludwig K. von Segesser, MD, FACS, FETCS b

a Liverpool, United Kingdom
b Lausanne, Switzerland

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To the Editor:

Michel-Behnke and colleagues 1 Go reported the development of pseudoaneurysm of the main pulmonary artery after implantation of an adjustable FloWatch-PAB for pulmonary artery banding.

The observed complication has been reported as subsequent to the device implantation, but no data were available to consider it as consequent to the use of the device itself. The authors carefully specified that "the mechanism of rupture of the pulmonary artery with pseudoaneurysm formation is unclear but might have been due to a lesion set during preparation." 1 Go Their conclusion was that "careful preparation of the pulmonary trunk and smooth placement of the device around it seem essential to prevent aneurysm formation." 1 Go

Pseudoaneurysm formation is a well-known . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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