title: An efficient way to make a trileaflet conduit for pulmonary valve replacement.
abstract: Pulmonary regurgitation after repair of tetralogy of Fallot has always been an important issue for pediatric cardiac surgeons. Some of the patients may need pulmonary valve replacement in the future. Conventional prosthesis valves were seldom custom made for the pulmonary valve and were often inadequate to use because of variable age and size of these patients. Through evolution of techniques, we have developed a simple, efficient, and theoretically anatomic way of constructing trileaflet polytetrafluoroethylene valved conduit used for right ventricle outflow tract reconstruction. It was surprisingly straightforward, time efficient, and capable of being produced in various sizes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Te-I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chung-I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
keywords: 35