Introduction for Volume 27 Issue 2

The Ross procedure has become the prosthesis of choice for aortic valve replacement in childhood and young adults. However, the pulmonary autograft is susceptible to dilatation due to progressive dilatation of the aortic root. In adults, stabilizing the autograft with either autologous tissue or a synthetic graft has been shown to decrease this potential short-coming of the Ross procedure. In this edition of Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konstantinov et al describe a series of techniques by which the autograft can be stabilized in neonates, children, and young adults.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research