Ross-Konno procedure for critical aortic stenosis in children

A twenty-nine day old male infant suffering from critical aortic stenosis u nderwent aortic valvotomy by cardiopulmonary bypass. At three years of age the aortic stenosis recurred and the child underwent a balloon aortic valvu loplasty, but developed severe aortic insufficiency after the procedure. Th e critical condition of the patient made aortic valve replacement mandatory . The surgical technique consisted of aortoventriculoplasty with infundibul ar and valve pulmonary autograft for substituing the aortic root (Ross-Konn o technique). As for as we know this Is the first report on the Ross-Konno procedure in Spanish journals.