title: Ventricular septal aneurysm after atrioventricular septal repair with pericardium.
abstract: A 2-month-old infant underwent a two-patch repair of a type C atrioventricular septal defect using autologous pericardium. Several months later a large, symptomatic aneurysm of the ventricular septal patch developed, requiring resection. The use of untreated autologous pericardium for large, congenital ventricular septal defects is unpredictable and should be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Burkhart
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ensing
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates