Gundry Steven R.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA.
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 1999;2:77-82. doi: 10.1016/s1092-9126(99)70007-4.
Construction of a monocusp valve is a simple, expeditious, and inexpensive method to prevent the known sequelae of pulmonary insufficiency in the immediate post-operative period whenever a transannular patch is used to establish right ventricular-pulmonary artery continuity. A detailed description of monocusp materials, construction and indications as well as late results are included. Copyright 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company