Reoperations after paediatric Ross operation.

The Ross Procedure in Pediatric Patients: A 20-Year Experience of Ross Procedure in a Single Institution

BACKGROUND The Ross/Ross-Konno procedure is considered a good option for irreparable aortic valve disease in pediatric patients because of its hemodynamic performance and potential for growth of the pulmonary autograft. This study is a review of the long-term results of our 20-year experience with the Ross and Ross-Konno operations in a single institution. METHODS Between June 1995 and Januar...

Is Seprafilm valuable in infant cardiac redo procedures?

BACKGROUND Morbidity and mortality are higher for cardiac reoperations than first operation due to the presence of post-operative adhesions. We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy of the bioresorbable membrane Seprafilm to prevent pericardial adhesions after cardiac surgery in a paediatric congenital heart disease population. METHODS Seventy-one children undergoing reoperations with sterno...

Reoperations after the Ross procedure.

Autologous is the best.

In this issue, Andreas et al. [1] and da Costa et al. [2] present their centre's experience with the Ross procedure. In both publications and up to 18 years postoperatively, patient survival after the Ross operation was comparable with that of the general population and was superior compared with that after mechanical valve replacement in a real-world setting [1]. This normal survival is unques...

Ross Operation with decellularized pulmonary allografts: medium-term results.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the medium-term results (4 years) of decellularized allografts during Ross Operation. METHODS From January 2003 to February 2007, 68 patients underwent Ross Operation with decellularized allografts. Forty eight were male and the mean age was 30.3+/-11.2 years. Decellularization was done with deoxicolic acid (DOA) in 35 cases and with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) in 33. Fo...

Incidence and results of reoperations following the Senning operation: 27 years of follow-up in 314 patients at a single center.

OBJECTIVES Atrial switch procedures for transposition of the great arteries are associated with reoperations mainly for systemic ventricular dysfunction and baffle complications. This study aims at identifying the results of reoperations following the Senning operation. METHODS Records of 314 hospital survivors who had undergone the Senning operation were reviewed for details concerning cardi...