title: [Replacement of the prosthetic aortic valve within a composite graft].
abstract: In 1974, a 36-year-old man underwent composite graft replacement of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis (2320). In 1993, he had hemolytic anemia due to cloth wear of the Starr-Edwards prosthesis. The prosthetic aortic valve was removed and replaced without replacement of the conduit. This technique was simple and safe, and was useful to avoid unnecessary dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohhoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tabayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konnai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tohfukuji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuru
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukujyu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohri
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation