title: Surgical treatment of aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: From 1962 to 1976, 15 patients with aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva underwent operative correction. All patients survived operation. Follow-up has been carried out for as long as fifteen years (median, six years) after operation. There have been no late deaths and no recurrences. Aortic insufficiency, present in 2 patients before and in 2 after operation, remained well compensated and required no further aortic valve procedure. A double approach, that is, through both the aorta and the involved cardiac chamber, is recommended for sufficient correction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques