Double-Barrel Right Ventricular Outflow: Tetralogy of Fallot Annulus Preservation Technique Karl G. Reyes, MD, Charles C. Cuaso, MD, Reina Bianca M. Tan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 3, Pages 1023-1025 (September 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.091 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) External appearance of finished polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) bridge conduit. The main pulmonary artery is augmented and the PTFE graft is sewn to the proximal edge. It is then sewn to the distal end of the infundibular incision, over which a hood is created. (B) Flow of flood is through both the native pulmonary valve annulus and through the PTFE bridge. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1023-1025DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.091) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 At 6-month follow-up, Doppler echocardiographic image of flow through both the native pulmonic annulus and the PTFE bridge. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1023-1025DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.091) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions