ALTERNATIVE TO RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PULMONARY OUTFLOW TRACT IN THE ROSS PROCEDURE

Authors
MORISHITA K ABE T FUKADA J SATO H SHIIKU C
Citation
K. Morishita et al., ALTERNATIVE TO RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PULMONARY OUTFLOW TRACT IN THE ROSS PROCEDURE, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 66(2), 1998, pp. 549-550
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System","Respiratory System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
66
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
549 - 550
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1998)66:2<549:ATROTP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report our experience with 2 cases in which we used the native asce nding aorta and a porcine valve to reconstruct the right ventricular o utflow tract in the Ross procedure. Unfortunately, in many parts of th e world, the lack of homografts for reconstruction of the right ventri cular outflow tract limits the use of the Ross procedure. The techniqu e described herein can be an alternative to a cryopreserved pulmonary homograft replacement for adult patients. (C) 1998 by The Society of T horacic Surgeons.