title: The Ross procedure: total root technique.
abstract: We describe our technique for the Ross procedure using a total root technique without any foreign material for autograft support. We insist on technical principles, based on the surgical anatomy of the aortic and pulmonary root, aimed at optimizing aortic root dynamics while ensuring long-term stability of the autograft root.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forcillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals and Medical Faculty of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cikirikcioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Poirier
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada i.elhamamsy@icm-mhi.org.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: El-Hamamsy
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D064592:Autografts; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation; D012008:Recurrence; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Pulmonary autograft; Ross procedure; Surgical technique