Aortic valvular insufficiency and postductal aortic coarctation in the adult. Combined surgical management through median sternotomy: a new surgical approach.
A new surgical technique for the relief of aortic coarctation and replacement of the aortic valve has been described. In our patient, aortic valve replacement was combined with a bypass graft from the ascending aorta to the retrocardiac descending thoracic aorta. The clinical findings and the technical details form the basis of this report.
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods