title: Late dissection of pulmonary autograft treated by valve-sparing aortic root replacement.
abstract: Dissection of the pulmonary autograft is an extremely rare complication requiring emergent treatment as there is a chance of rupture and proximal aortic involvement. The autograft dissection can involve the aortic annulus, causing separation of leaflets from the annulus in addition to causing annular dilatation, thereby precluding resuspension of leaflets. The usual treatment in such cases is to perform the Bentall procedure, which involves placing a valved conduit (usually mechanical valve) and thereby necessitating anticoagulation. This report describes a case of successful valve-sparing aortic root replacement following the Ross procedure with dissection of autograft.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Frontier Lifeline and Dr K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation, R-30-C Ambattur Industrial Estate Road, Mogappair, Chennai, India. rajeshtkv@yahoo.com
authors: Rajesh
authors: R
authors: Venkataraman
authors: Karthik R
authors: KR
authors: Vaidyanathan
authors: Madhu N
authors: MN
authors: Sankar
authors: Kotturathu M
authors: KM
authors: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000517:prevention & control; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous