Modified Technique for Heterotopic Implantation of a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduit Hitendu Dave, MD, Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, Alexander Kadner, MD, René Prêtre, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 6, Pages 2321-2323 (June 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.015 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Surgeon’s view during proximal connection of right ventricular–pulmonary artery conduit. (A) Tailoring of the proximal end of the conduit. (B) Side-to-side anastomosis of the conduit to the right ventriculotomy leaving the proximal end open. (Inset) Linear closure of the open end and the completed anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 2321-2323DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.015) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) Kink in the Contegra (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) graft in a 3-year-old patient. (B) Schematic depiction of a flattened outflow in an end-to-side type anastomosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 2321-2323DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.015) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions