title: Approach to the neoaortic valve for replacement after the arterial switch procedure in patients with complete transposition.
abstract: We report our experience of aortic valvar replacement subsequent to the arterial switch procedure, incorporating the Lecompte maneuver, in patients with complete transposition. The anterior wall of the neoaorta was incised in continuity with the posterior wall of the pulmonary trunk. The aortic root was reconstructed with or without augmentation using a patch after the operative procedures to the aortic valve. With this approach, the neoaortic root could readily be exposed without extensive dissection, and valvar replacement was safely achieved. These patients experienced no postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan. yoshizum@post.saga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yagihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uemura
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography