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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:621-625
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Autologous Reconstruction of Pulmonary Trunk at Reoperation After Extracardiac Conduit Repair

The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo, Japan

Accepted for publication November 8, 1994.

Between 1991 and 1993, 5 patients underwent reoperation for critical stenosis of extracardiac conduit. Indication for extracardiac conduit repair was pulmonary truncal atresia in 3 patients and coronary anomaly including single left coronary artery and left anterior descending artery from right coronary artery in 2 patients. Age at reoperation ranged from 8 to 23 years (mean, 16.2 years). Preoperative systolic pressure ratio of right to left ventricles ranged from 0.83 to 1.05 (mean, 0.93), with the pressure gradient across the conduit ranging from 52 to 100 mm Hg (mean, 74.4 mm Hg). At reoperation, stenotic conduit was completely removed and central pulmonary artery was extensively mobilized. In 4 patients who had a relatively short distance (15 to 25 mm) between the pulmonary arterial stump and the right ventriculotomy incision, the distal pulmonary arterial stump was anastomosed directly to the cranial margin of the right ventriculotomy incision to serve as a floor made of autologous tissue. In 1 patient with a long distance (40 mm), right ventricular–pulmonary arterial continuity was restored with a tailored autologous pericardial tube. There were no early or late deaths. Postoperative catheterization study revealed a satisfactory reduction of right ventricular pressure with the systolic pressure ratio ranging from 0.42 to 0.51 (mean, 0.47) and the pressure gradient across the right ventricular outflow tract ranged within 13 mm Hg (mean, 5 mm Hg). Restoration of right ventricular–pulmonary arterial continuity was successfully achieved by introducing the concept of autologous tissue repair even at reoperation instead of the insertion of new extracardiac conduit in patients with tetralogy of Fallot after extracardiac conduit repair.

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