Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction with Bovine Jugular Venous Valved Conduit.
- Author:
Hyung Joo PARK
;
Hye Kyung LEE
;
Young Woo PARK
;
Seong Jin LEE
;
Jeong Kwan KO
;
Sun Hak LEE
;
Cheol Sae LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Allografts;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Infant;
Infant, Newborn;
Pulmonary Atresia
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(10):830-833
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Homograft has been the conduit of choice in various types of congenital malformations which require right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. However it has been proven to be less than ideal in young age group because of early failure of the conduite due to valve dysfunction and calcification. Furthermore limitation of availability of homograft particularly small sized conduits for neonates and infants is the most serious problem. A 19 month old female patient with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect was operated on with a bovine jugular venous valved conduit as an alternative to the homograft for her right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. Postoperative hemodynamic performance of the conduit was excellent without pressure gradient or valve regurgitation. With this early result bovine jugular venous valved conduit seems to be another excellent conduit because of good hemodynamics and size availability but long term follow up is necessary.
