title: Modified Ross procedure for dysplasic ascending aorta.
abstract: We present a modification of the Ross procedure, to help reduce the risk of late pulmonary artery wall dilatation. The strength of this modified technique is its composite graft construction, consisting of a pulmonary valve autograft inserted in a Dacron tube. This composite graft can be used either as a free graft or a mini-root implant.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital Bon Secours, Metz, France. pmroux@chr-metz-thionville-rss.fr
authors: Pierre Michel
authors: PM
authors: Roux
authors: Nabil
authors: N
authors: Saad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011379:Prognosis; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates