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Using the autologous innominate vein as a substitute for pulmonary arteries in a patient with pulmonary atresia and absent pulmonary arteries
- Source :
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021), Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background Repair of the absence of the whole or major parts of pulmonary arteries is a challenge, and the choice of conduit material to reconstruct the pulmonary arteries is under dispute. We used the autologous innominate vein to construct pulmonary arteries. Case presentation l We present a novel technique using the autologous innominate vein as a free graft in a 6-month-old infant with pulmonary atresia and absence of central pulmonary arteries. Double ductus arteriosus were the only source of perfusion of the lungs. The innominate vein was substituted for the central pulmonary artery between the two lung hila. Total repair by using Contegra graft was performed 9 months later. The patient has been followed for 5 years. Conclusions The autologous innominate vein could be used as inter-hilar pulmonary arteries with no calcification and fibrosis in 5-year follow-up.
- Subjects :
- Heart Defects, Congenital
Reoperation
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
RD1-811
Innominate vein
Pulmonary Artery
Absent pulmonary artery
Transplantation, Autologous
Pulmonary atresia
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Anesthesiology
Fibrosis
medicine.artery
Case report
Humans
Medicine
RD78.3-87.3
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent
Brachiocephalic Veins
Lung
business.industry
Infant
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Surgery
Cardiac surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
Cardiothoracic surgery
Pulmonary artery
cardiovascular system
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Autologous
Perfusion
Follow-Up Studies
Calcification
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17498090
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0a4d6bd03fe95c8c4ae8418c9ae0eed7