Trileaflet pulmonary valve reconstruction for pulmonary regurgitation in childhood

Kazuhiko Ishimaru; Tomomitsu Kanaya; Shigeru Sakamoto; Yoshiki Sawa

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivy196

Trileaflet pulmonary valve reconstruction for pulmonary regurgitation in childhood

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 1;27(6):914-915. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy196.

Authors

Kazuhiko Ishimaru¹, Tomomitsu Kanaya¹, Shigeru Sakamoto¹, Yoshiki Sawa²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 29931310
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivy196

Abstract

A 6-year-old boy with pulmonary regurgitation after complete repair of congenital heart disease underwent an alternative surgical repair for pulmonary valve replacement. Trileaflet pulmonary valve reconstruction using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is a clinically feasible technique for pulmonary regurgitation in such a young child in whom large-sized bioprosthetic valves cannot be implanted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Child
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Polytetrafluoroethylene*
Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene