title: Valve-sparing procedure for dilatation of the autologous pulmonary artery and ascending aorta after the Ross operation.
abstract: The need for reoperation remains a principal limitation of the Ross procedure and most commonly includes replacement of the neo-aortic valve. We describe the use of a valve-sparing procedure in a patient with progressive dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and the remaining native ascending aorta and mild regurgitation of the neo-aortic valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St Louis, Missouri 63131, USA.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masetti
authors.forename: Victor A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Davila-Roman
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kouchoukos
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods