title: Polyester mesh: an alternative material for reinforcing the pulmonary autograft root.
abstract: Today, it is widely accepted that the pulmonary autograft should be reinforced when used as a root in the Ross operation. Various techniques using a vascular conduit have been reported. Herein is described an alternative technique, using a polyester mesh, that was applied in a 15-year-old boy with recurrent congenital stenosis. The advantages of using a mesh rather than a solid vascular prosthesis are discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
authors: Delphine
authors: D
authors: Mitilian
authors: Nejib
authors: N
authors: Zargouni
authors: Rachid
authors: R
authors: Mechmeche
authors: Christophe
authors: C
authors: Acar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous