Pulmonary valve repair: an option for an emerging problem.
In this report, we present our experience with successful pulmonary valve repair for pulmonary regurgitation in a 15-year-old patient who had undergone percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis in the neonatal period. The pathological findings and the technique of repair are described in detail as the number of such patients is expected to increase in future.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Sachin
S
Talwar
Pranava
P
Sinha
Lennart F
LF
Duebener
Richard
R
Jonas
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors