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Intraoperative view showing the perfect continence of the autograft.
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At the end of the procedure, valvular continence was optimal at saline injection (Figure 1).
Postoperative echocardiografic aspect of the implanted autograft.
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The baby was discharged without complications and after 4 months, the echocardiogram showed trivial autograft gradient with no incompetence (Figure 2). 3D echocardiographic evaluation confirmed the good motion of the pulmonary autograft leaflets.