The excision of a heart valve from the intestine is the first such procedure in Poland. The innovative operation was carried out by prof. Jacek Moll from the hospital of the Polish Mother’s Health Center in Łódź. The patient was a one-and-a-half-year-old child.
Doctors used biological material from the intestine to create a heart valve. This solution gives a chance that it will grow with the little patient. In this particular case, the valve was placed in the mitral position. Implantation of the valve was the most difficult stage, because there is very high pressure in this part of the heart, admitted Prof. Jacek Moll Doctors were afraid that the places where the valve connects with the heart might not withstand it. Fortunately, the operation was successful and everything worked out.
The innovative procedure took place in July 2018, but only now it was possible to evaluate its result and check how the surgery influenced the patient’s health.
(based on: health market)