Pseudoaneurysm formation at the right ventricular anastomosis of a pulmonary homograft following tetralogy of Fallot repair: a rare late complication
We report a 7-year-old boy with tetralogy of Fallot who developed a right ventricular pseudoaneurysm one year after right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction with a 17 mm pulmonary homograft. Urgent reoperation revealed proximal homograft dehiscence. Repair was performed using an Invengenx® pericardial patch. This rare complication highlights the importance of long-term surveillance following homograft implantation in congenital heart surgery.
Authors
- Kenan Öztürker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2988-4746)
- Eylem Tunçer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-2089)
- Abdullah Urve Köksal
Institutions
- Ümraniye Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Kartal Koşuyolu High Specialization Training and Research Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cardiology in the Young
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1047951125101467
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00