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Pulmonary artery graft surgery

Date: May 2011

Definition:

The undergoing of surgery requiring median sternotomy (surgery to divide the breastbone) on the advice of a Consultant Cardiologist for disease of the pulmonary artery to excise and replace the diseased pulmonary artery with a graft.

No change since July 2009

 

What does this mean?

The surgical division of the breastbone and the opening up of the chest wall is performed to gain access to repair the diseased section of the pulmonary artery with a graft.

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