title: Aortic root reconstruction in a nine-year-old child: a case report.
abstract: Aortic root dilatation is present by the age of five years in approximately 35% of patients suffering from Marfan syndrome. However, children rarely undergo surgery for aortic aneurysm and aortic regurgitation during their first decade of life. A nine-year-old boy, who presented with severe aortic regurgitation associated with a 76.8 mm aneurysm of the ascending aorta, underwent a Bentall procedure. Since the aortic annulus was markedly dilated and the cusps were structurally abnormal, the aortic valve was not spared.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. szabzol51@t-online.hu
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabolcs
authors.forename: Tivadar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szudi
authors.forename: Elektra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartha
authors.forename: Gabor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veres
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balázs
authors.forename: Istvan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hartyánszky
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*