title: Safe surgical strategy for extracardiac conduit replacement in common arterial trunk.
abstract: Repair of common arterial trunk using an extracardiac right ventricular to pulmonary arterial conduit is the preferred method in most cardiac surgical centres. Reoperation is a fact of life for survivors of common arterial trunk and related cardiac lesions who have undergone such repairs. Long-term survivors may require periodic conduit revisions, with a potentially escalating technical difficulty and risk. Herein we present an analysis of the currently available choices for extracardiac conduits, and outline what we consider to be a safe and reliable surgical strategy for conduit revision.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Queensland Paediatric Cardiac Service, Mater Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. trkarl.aus@gmail.com
authors: Tom R
authors: TR
authors: Karl
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors; D014339:Truncus Arteriosus, Persistent / Q000601:surgery*