Hand-sewn trileaflet valve in the right ventricular outflow tract

Kazuhiko Ishimaru; Kanta Araki; Shigeru Sakamoto; Yoshiki Sawa

doi:10.1177/0218492318798232

Hand-sewn trileaflet valve in the right ventricular outflow tract

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2019 Mar;27(3):213-216. doi: 10.1177/0218492318798232. Epub 2018 Sep 24.

Authors

Kazuhiko Ishimaru¹, Kanta Araki², Shigeru Sakamoto¹, Yoshiki Sawa²

Affiliations

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

PMID: 30249111
DOI: 10.1177/0218492318798232

Abstract

A 4-year-old girl with pulmonary regurgitation after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot, underwent an alternative surgical repair for pulmonary valve replacement. Hand-sewn trileaflet valve reconstruction using expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane is a feasible method for pulmonary regurgitation in such a young child in whom a large-sized bioprosthetic valve cannot be implanted.

Keywords: Age factors; Heart valve prosthesis implantation; Pulmonary valve; Reconstructive surgical procedures; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular outflow obstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Child, Preschool
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Prosthesis Design
Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve / physiopathology
Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Recovery of Function
Tetralogy of Fallot / physiopathology
Tetralogy of Fallot / surgery*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene