Dissection in a pulmonary autograft.
We report the case of a type II aortic dissection involving the pulmonary autograft after a Ross procedure 6 years earlier. A dissection flap was present in both the native ascending aorta and right coronary sinus of the autograft. At reoperation, the valve was spared using a root remodeling technique.
Kincaid
Edward H
EH
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. tkincaid@wfubmc.edu
Maloney
James D
JD
Lavender
Sidney W
SW
Kon
Neal D
ND
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates