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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 29:11:76-77.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.10.051. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Potential surgical challenge: Hooking the staple stump

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Potential surgical challenge: Hooking the staple stump

Hiroshi Matsui et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Involvement of the staple stump using the lower clamp cover of the stapler.
Figure 1
Figure 1
The moving lower clamp cover hooked the edge of the staple stump of A4, stressing the main right pulmonary artery.

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