title: Neonatal Ross-Konno operation and endocardial fibroelastosis resection after foetal percutaneous aortic valve balloon valvuloplasty: a complex approach to rescue the left heart.
abstract: We report a case of a patient who presented with aortic stenosis and a borderline left ventricle during foetal life. A balloon aortic valve valvuloplasty was performed in uterus, and in the postnatal period for relief of the left ventricular outflow tract obstruction followed by a Ross-Konno procedure with fibroelastosis resection. These successful interventions allowed left ventricular growth and the conversion to a biventricular circulation after a single-stage surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain cperezn@hsjdbcn.org.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez-Negueruela
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayol
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Fredy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Sant Joan de Deu Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caffarena-Calvar
mesh_terms: D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005332:Fetoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Aortic valve balloon valvuloplasty; Fibroelastosis; Ross–Konno operation