1. Aortic Arch Reconstruction Using Nonvalved Femoral Vein Homograft in High-Risk Neonates.
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Mitchell KG, Dobrila J, Podgorsek B, Greenleaf C, Chen P, Salazar JD, and LaPar DJ
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- Infant, Newborn, Humans, Aorta, Thoracic surgery, Femoral Vein, Allografts, Ventricular Outflow Obstruction surgery, Aortic Coarctation surgery, Heart Defects, Congenital surgery
- Abstract
Aortic arch obstruction is often present with complex concomitant congenital heart defects (CHDs). The use of nonvalved femoral vein homograft (FVH) to reconstruct the aortic arch has distinct surgical advantages, including simplified reconstruction. We present an intraoperative video of a Yasui procedure utilizing FVH for aortic reconstruction in a 12-day-old (2.2 kg) neonate with right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, malalignment ventricular septal defect, aortic valve atresia, aortic arch hypoplasia, atrial septal defect, and ductal dependent systemic circulation. Further, we report outcomes for a series of three additional neonatal patients with complex CHD and aortic arch obstruction who underwent FVH arch reconstruction., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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- 2023
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