[Leaflet extension technique in a congenital aortic valve regurgitation]

Kyobu Geka. 2004 Feb;57(2):131-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 17-year-old boy who was diagnosed as congenital aortic valve regurgitation underwent the leaflet extension technique in 3 aortic leaflets using glutaraldehyde-preserved autologous pericardium. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography and postoperative cardiac catheter revealed grade I regurgitation and the patient has been doing well for more than 4 months after the surgery. The leaflet extension technique is considered to be an acceptable surgical treatment for aortic valve disease especially in young patients to whom valve replacement or Ross procedure might not be suitable. A careful long-term follow-up will be necessary to evaluate the durability of the leaflet extension technique with autologous pericardium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / congenital*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pericardium / transplantation*
  • Transplantation, Autologous
  • Treatment Outcome