Abstract
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) remains the treatment of choice for patients with operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). It is a technically demanding operation that offers patients with CTEPH improvements in survival and quality of life. In this article, we describe the operative technique of PTE in detail.
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Gernhofer, Y. K., & Pretorius, V. (2019). Operative Technique in Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 24(4), 219–236. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2019.10.005
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