Featured Videos of Aortic Valve Surgery in Children
Featured peer-reviewed, surgical videos of aortic valve repair in children
The Ross/Ross-Konno procedure in infancy is a safe and durable solution for aortic stenosis
Neonatal Ross-Konno procedure with resection of endocardial fibroelastosis, focusing on autograft harvest and implantation. This child was a neonate born with aortic stenosis due to bicuspid aortic valve with annular hypoplasia.
View other videos on aortic valve surgery in childrenThe normal aortic valve leaflets effective height in pediatric patients: A guide to aortic valve repair
Aortic valve repair of a truncal quadricuspid valve and measure of the effective height using Schafers’ caliper.
View other videos on aortic valve surgery in childrenRoss procedure or complex aortic valve repair using pericardium in children
Unicuspid aortic valve repair using glutaraldehyde-treated autologous pericardium. The dilated ascending aorta is divided a few millimeters above the sinotubular junction and then excised (for younger patients, the diameter can be reduced using a triangular resection).
View other videos on aortic valve surgery in childrenModified Root Inclusion Technique for the Ross Procedure in Children
Autograft stabilization has proven beneficial in adults but the same technique could not always be adopted in growing children undergoing the Ross procedure. The major concern regarding the longevity of autograft after the Ross operation in a growing child is the lack of means to stabilize the aortic root.
View other videos on aortic valve surgery in childrenThe Externally-Supported Ross Procedure With Konno Aorto-ventriculoplasty
This video details the technique of the externally supported Ross procedure with a Sinus of Valsalva Dacron graft in patients with hypoplastic aortic annuli requiring a Konno aortoventriculoplasty.
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