The use of larger size pulmonary homografts for the Ross operation in children.
Nine pediatric patients received an adult size cryopreserved pulmonary homograft for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction as part of the Ross procedure. The early postoperative results are excellent. It is suggested that a full, adult size pulmonary homograft should be used in the future in pediatric patients undergoing the Ross procedure.
Sardari
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University and Medical Center, CA 92354, USA.
Gundry
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SR
Razzouk
A J
AJ
Shirali
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GS
Bailey
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LL
D000293:Adolescent; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*