title: [Apicoaortic valved conduit as an alternative method of surgical treatment of aortic stenosis - a case report].
abstract: A case of a 73-year-old patient with critical aortic stenosis, porcelain aorta and occluded femoral arteries is presented. We performed apico-aortic valved conduit (A-AVC) without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Hegar dilator inserted through the apex into the left ventricle allowed anastomosis of dacron tube to the apex. Valved conduit was anastomosed to the descending aorta. Both tubes were connected. Before the operation, maximal gradient through the valve was 95, after operation dropped to 33 mmHg. This method of apical anastomosis allowed to perform A-AVC without CPB in a patient with extremely high peri-operative risk while using CPB.
authors: Klinika Kardiochirurgii, Uniwersytet Medyczny, Białystok. hirnlet@wp.pl
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Hirnle
authors: Bozena
authors: B
authors: Sobkowicz
authors: Grzegorz
authors: G
authors: Juszczyk
authors: Wawrzyniec
authors: W
authors: Janiszewski
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Jakubów
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Trzciński
authors: Grzegorz
authors: G
authors: Hirnle
authors: Iwona
authors: I
authors: Dmitruk
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Lewczuk
authors: Kinga
authors: K
authors: Fiedorczuk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*