Aortoventriculoplasty with The Pulmonary Autograft: The "Ross-Konno" Procedure: 1 case report.
- Author:
Woong Han KIM
1
;
Young Thak LEE
;
Seob LEE
;
Jung Hyeun BANG
;
Wook Sung KIM
;
Jae Chun SHIM
;
Cheol Hyun CHUNG
;
Chan Young NA
;
Yoon Seop JEONG
;
Jae Jin HAN
;
Do Hyun JUNG
;
Il Sang JUNG
;
Jung Won PARK
;
Young Kwan PARK
;
Sung Nok HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute, Puchon-shi, Kyonggi-do, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ventricular outflow obstruction, left;
Aortic valve, stenosis;
Transplantation, autologous
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve;
Autografts*;
Child;
Dronabinol;
Humans;
Infant;
Transplantation, Autologous;
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left;
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(4):419-422
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In small children with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, a few methods of surgical treatment could be considrred. The pulmonary autogrart provides a promising options for aortic valve replacement as part of the aortoventriculoplasty procedure in children. We report a successfully treated congenital aortic stcnoinsufricicncy with severe left ventricular dysfunction in an early infant with the aortoventriculoplasty using thc pulmonary autograft (the Ross-Konno procedure).
