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Autogenous Pericardial Valve Conduit for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction
Author(s) -
Srivella Srikrishna,
Gielchinsky Isaac
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00493.x
Subject(s) - medicine , electrical conduit , ventricular outflow tract , outflow , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , meteorology
Conduit failure is a common late complication of use of allogra0t conduits. Pericardial membrane valve conduits were used as an alternative to homografts for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). A novel and expeditious technique of conduit reconstruction using autogenous and vascularized pericardium is described. The advantage of this technique is the ease of its construction and potential for growth of the conduit since intact and vascularized pericardium is used for reconstruction.