title: [Reabsorbable banding. Our initial experience].
abstract: Since May 1989 we have been using a reabsorbable 3 mm, polidioxanona band for pulmonary banding instead of the dacron one. This procedure was performed in 5 patients with ages between 33 to 230 days. The diagnoses were atrioventricular canal in one case and ventricular septal defect in the other 4 cases. One of them also had vascular ring with right aortic arch, left patent ductus arterious and aberrant subclavian artery. All the patients were in a poor condition. Subsequent reoperations performed in short, medium, and long term were uncomplicated, and the technique had the added benefit of avoiding the need for pulmonary reconstruction. A close ECO Doppler follow-up is necessary to determine the best moment for definitive correction. We think that this new technique makes the banding a reliable and complications free procedure and its place should be reevaluated in the light of the current tendency for early complete correction.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Regional Carlos Haya, Málaga.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez de Loma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferreiros Mur
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castilla Moreno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García Peña
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: González de Vega
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D003250:Constriction; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006343:Heart Septal Defects / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016687:Polydioxanone; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation
chemical_list: D016687:Polydioxanone
vernacular_title: Banding reabsorbible. Experiencia preliminar.