Reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract by pedicled pericardial valved conduit.
A modification of the Rastelli technique using a pedicled autologous pericardial valved conduit was performed on 3 patients aged 10 months to 3 years. Two patients in whom a prosthetic gusset was not used or was partially used showed good recovery during the follow-up period (3 months to 3 years). The pedicled autologous pericardial conduit may be expected to increase its diameter with physical growth.
Iemura
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J
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kinki University Hospital, Osaka-Sayamashi, Osaka, Japan.
Oku
H
H
Otaki
M
M
Kitayama
H
H
Matsumoto
T
T
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*