Bileaflet Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduits for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Small Children Mahesh S. Sharma Christopher W. Mercer Shawn C. West Victor O. Morell Masahiro Yoshida 10.25373/ctsnet.7201454.v1 https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/media/Bileaflet_Polytetrafluoroethylene_Conduits_for_Right_Ventricular_Outflow_Tract_Reconstruction_in_Small_Children/7201454 Nearly all conduits used for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction require replacement because of stenosis or insufficiency, especially in infants and young children. Since the mid-1980s, cryopreserved homografts have been the conduit of choice in the United States for RVOT reconstruction. Since 2008, the authors’ institution has been using handmade bicuspid-valved polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) conduits using standard-stretch PTFE graft and 0.1 mm thick PTFE membrane for RVOT reconstruction. PTFE has the advantage of being a relatively cheap material, readily available, and biologically inert. This video shows the authors' technique for PTFE valved conduit construction.<br> <p><b>Suggested Reading</b></p> Mercer CW, West SC, Sharma MS, Yoshida M, Morell VO. Polytetrafluoroethylene conduits versus homografts for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in infants and young children: an institutional experience. <i><a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.11.107">J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018;155(5):2082-2091</a></i>. 2018-10-22 18:08:59 Congenital Valves Surgery