title: Alternative to reconstruction of the pulmonary outflow tract in the Ross procedure.
abstract: We report our experience with 2 cases in which we used the native ascending aorta and a porcine valve to reconstruct the right ventricular outflow tract in the Ross procedure. Unfortunately, in many parts of the world, the lack of homografts for reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract limits the use of the Ross procedure. The technique described herein can be an alternative to a cryopreserved pulmonary homograft replacement for adult patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shiiku
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery