Eversion for Stabilization: A Standardized Technique for Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion

Jean-Marc El Arid; Fanny Dion; Paul Neville; Bruno Lefort

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.027

Eversion for Stabilization: A Standardized Technique for Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion

Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Sep;114(3):e217-e218. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.027. Epub 2022 Jan 11.

Authors

Jean-Marc El Arid¹, Fanny Dion², Paul Neville², Bruno Lefort²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire and François Rabelais University, Tours, France. Electronic address: jeanmarcelarid@hotmail.com.
² Department of Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire and François Rabelais University, Tours, France.

PMID: 35031293
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.027

Abstract

We have developed a new technique avoiding autograft distortion and narrowing at inclusion during Ross procedure, in order to preserve the functional anatomy and the process of adaptation.

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
Autografts
Humans
Pulmonary Valve* / transplantation
Reoperation / methods
Transplantation, Autologous