• Ann. Thorac. Surg. · Sep 2003

    Case Reports

    Valve-sparing procedure for dilatation of the autologous pulmonary artery and ascending aorta after the Ross operation.

    • Paolo Masetti, Victor A Davila-Roman, and Nicholas T Kouchoukos.
    • Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St Louis, Missouri 63131, USA.
    • Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2003 Sep 1;76(3):915-6.

    AbstractThe need for reoperation remains a principal limitation of the Ross procedure and most commonly includes replacement of the neo-aortic valve. We describe the use of a valve-sparing procedure in a patient with progressive dilatation of the pulmonary autograft and the remaining native ascending aorta and mild regurgitation of the neo-aortic valve.

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