Pulmonary valve repair: an option for an emerging problem

J Card Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb;25(1):87-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00940.x. Epub 2009 Oct 13.

Abstract

In this report, we present our experience with successful pulmonary valve repair for pulmonary regurgitation in a 15-year-old patient who had undergone percutaneous pulmonary balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonary stenosis in the neonatal period. The pathological findings and the technique of repair are described in detail as the number of such patients is expected to increase in future.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Valve / pathology
  • Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / pathology
  • Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Pulmonary Veins / pathology
  • Pulmonary Veins / surgery*
  • Time Factors