title: A new simplified technique for making tricuspid expanded polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit for right ventricular outflow reconstruction.
abstract: Several methods of making expanded polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit have been reported, but these techniques are complicated and less reproducible. We have developed a new simplified technique for making a tricuspid expanded polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction and have been using this conduit for approximately 3 years with excellent results. Our technique is straightforward and reproducible, and the cusps in the conduit are durable due to the use of a specialized suturing technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyungtae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Si Chan
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Yun Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hyoung Doo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Ae
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene