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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:303-305
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Pulmonic valve annular enlargement with valve repair in tetralogy of Fallot

Si Chan Sung, MDa,b*, Siho Kim, MDa,b, Jong Soo Woo, MDa,b, Young Seok Lee, MDa,b

a Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, Pusan, South Korea
b Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University Hospital, Pusan, South Korea

Accepted for publication June 20, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Sung, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Dong-A University Hospital, 3-1 Dongdaeshin-Dong, Seo-Gu, Pusan 602-715, South Korea.
e-mail: scsung{at}mail.donga.ac.kr

We present an operative technique of pulmonic valve annular enlargement with concomitant valve repair using two pericardial patches to reduce pulmonary regurgitation after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. We have used this technique in 18 patients with tetralogy of Fallot with excellent results.




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