title: Treatment of absent pulmonary valve syndrome with homograft.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Kron
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Gutgesell
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Overholt
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rheuban
mesh_terms: 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