A modified Ross operation to prevent pulmonary autograft dilatation.
A modification in Ross operation is described in which the free-standing pulmonary autograft root is suspended in a Dacron prosthetic vascular jacket with a view to prevent dilatation of the neo-aortic root. In a group of 13 patients operated consecutively using this technique, there was no significant increase in the diameters of the neo-aortic root after a mean 16-month follow-up. Aortic valve function remained also satisfactory.
Koul
Bansi
B
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Lund, 221 85 Lund, Sweden. bansi.koul@skane.se
Al-Rashidi
Faleh
F
Bhat
Misha
M
Meurling
Carl
C
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*