Reparative surgery of the pulmonary autograft: experience with Ross reoperations

Reoperations after the Ross procedure.

[Pseudoaneurysm of the pulmonary autograft following the Ross procedure].

The Ross procedure has emerged as a good alternative for aortic valve disease, particularly in children and young people in whom repair is not possible.1 Although the procedure is safe, complications related to the pulmonary autograft have been described.2 One of these complications has been reported on only two occasions,3,4 but was potentially severe: pseudoaneurysm of the autograft. A total ...

Pseudoaneurysm of the Pulmonary Autograft Following the Ross Procedure

The Ross procedure has emerged as a good alternative for aortic valve disease, particularly in children and young people in whom repair is not possible.1 Although the procedure is safe, complications related to the pulmonary autograft have been described.2 One of these complications has been reported on only two occasions,3,4 but was potentially severe: pseudoaneurysm of the autograft. A total ...

Reoperations after paediatric Ross operation.

not good because of the recurrent inflammatory disorder. You cannot preserve. Dr Hraska: Okay. Is mechanical aortic valve replacement only, without root replacement, justifiable when the long-term future of the neoaortic root is unclear? Can you comment on that? Dr Alsoufi: This is definitely a good question, and I am already trying to get echocardiograms in those patients who had the aortic va...

Autograft regurgitation and aortic root dimensions after the Ross procedure: the German Ross Registry experience.

BACKGROUND Autograft regurgitation and root dilatation after the Ross procedure is of major concern. We reviewed data from the German Ross Registry to document the development of autograft regurgitation and root dilatation with time and also to compare 2 different techniques of autograft implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS Between 1990 and 2006 1014 patients (786 men, 228 women; mean age 41.2+/...