Bicuspid aortic valve replacement with stentless autologous pericardial valve.
Bicuspid aortic valve is a common congenital cardiac anomaly that poses a surgical challenge in young patients. We describe replacement of a bicuspid aortic valve with a stentless glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardial prosthesis in a 16-year-old girl.
Gupta
Anubhav
A
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Gharde
Parag
P
Sampath Kumar
Arkalgud
A
D000293:Adolescent; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005404:Fixatives; D005976:Glutaral; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005404:Fixatives; D005976:Glutaral