Treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome with homograft.
We report the successful treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome in an infant. The treatment consisted of intracardiac repair of pulmonary regurgitation with a homograft valve, which allowed for early extubation and survival.
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Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22908.
Johnson
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Carpenter
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Gutgesell
H P
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Overholt
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Rheuban
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D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000637:transplantation; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous