Total correction of type I truncus arteriosus in a 6-month-old infant.
A successful correction of type I truncus arteriosus using a 12 mm 'dacron' conduit containing a porcine aortic valve (Hancock) between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery in a 6-month-old infant is reported. The rationale for the treatment of truncus arteriosus in infancy is discussed.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates