@entity338 has recently been introduced as an alternative to surgery, pushing back the frontiers of interventional catheterisation. The authors report their experience in this field and focus on the complications of the method. From September 2000 to November 2002, 14 @entity1 with a failing artificial pulmonary outflow tract were included in this protocol of clinical research. The authors attempted pulmonary implantation of a @entity291 jugular vein valve fitted in a vascular stent under general anaesthesia. The implantation was possible in all @entity1 . Three had @entity3885 due to the implanted valve. This was due to infiltration of blood between the valve and the stent. The problem was resolved by: implanting a second valve in one @entity1 : redialating the valve stent in two other @entity1 . However, the last @entity1 had to be reoperated 7 weeks after the implantation because of recurrence of the obstruction. One valve had to be explanted one year after implantation because of severe @entity166 after unprotected dental treatment. Two @entity1 experienced @entity174 of the stent but without @entity340 . Despite these complications, the clinical state of all @entity1 improved during follow-up. The authors conclude that non-surgical pulmonary valve replacement is feasible, thereby increasing the therapeutic arsenal of interventional catheterisation. Simple modifications should result in fewer problems of @entity3885 and stent @entity174 , and lead to proposing this technique for native pulmonary outflow tracts.

[ XXXX : towards a modification of the prosthesis].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture'] @entity3885 :: ('MESH:D008173', 'Disease') :: ['dynamic obstruction'] @entity338 :: ('MESH:D011665', 'Disease') :: ['Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['infectious endocarditis'] @entity340 :: ('MESH:D006349', 'Disease') :: ['valve dysfunction'] @entity291 :: ('9913', 'Species') :: ['bovine']
@entity338 :: (MESH:D011665,Disease) :: ['Percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement']
