title: Konno procedure using atrioventricular groove patch plasty after arterial switch operation.
abstract: A patient with transposition of the great arteries accompanied by Shaher type 9 coronary anatomy experienced the development of progressive neoaortic valvular regurgitation with a small annulus, supravalvular stenosis, and neopulmonary valvular and supravalvular stenoses 15 years after an arterial switch operation. To implant a prosthetic valve clinically adequate in size, the Konno procedure was necessary. However, the right coronary anatomy precluded the original Konno procedure. My colleagues and I accomplished neoaortic anterior annular enlargement in this case by using atrioventricular groove patch plasty without jeopardizing the right coronary artery, and this resulted in a satisfactory outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagatsu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D021921:Aortic Stenosis, Supravalvular / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*