Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using an Intraoperatively Created Trileaflet Autologous Pericardial Valve: A Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary valve replacement is inevitable for the majority of patients with long-standing pulmonary regurgitation. The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of employing a novel technique to create an intraoperatively handmade trileaflet pulmonary valve with glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium (the AAA valve).

Methods

This case series study was conducted from September 2018 to March 2021 at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. The surgical technique involved harvesting and treating with glutaraldehyde of the pericardium, constructing a trileaflet valve by encapsulating the pericardium within a Dacron tube with a diameter of 22 mm and a length of 20 mm, and implanting it into the pulmonary valve position.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Amirghofran AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870860 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature