Open AccessShort-term experience of porcine small intestinal submucosa patches in paediatric cardiovascular surgery
Author(s) -
Russell G. Witt,
Gary W. Raff,
Jeff Van Gundy,
Melissa Rodgers-Ohlau,
MingSing Si
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs638
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , submucosa , surgery , stent , ventricular outflow tract , anastomosis , pulmonary valve , ventricular outflow tract obstruction , cardiology , mitral valve
Surgical reconstructions or palliations of congenital heart defects often require the utilization of patches, of which the ideal material has yet to be discovered. Recently, porcine small intestinal submucosa extracellular matrix (SIS-ECM) has been advocated as an alternative to conventional synthetic or biological patch material. Here, we present our initial experience with SIS-ECM in paediatric cardiovascular reconstructions.
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