Repair of a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve by extensive leaflet shaving and commissuroplasty

Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Oct 27:2022. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2022.041.

Abstract

The surgical repair of the bicuspid aortic valve in children has been shown to have good outcomes. The repair can be done by the delicate use of native valve tissue without using patch material. The patient is an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with a stenotic bicuspid aortic valve and supravalvular aortic stenosis. He had a balloon valvuloplasty when he was 6 years old. This video tutorial gives detailed information on how to repair the aortic valve by reshaping the aortic cusps and reconstructing the aortic commissures.

Keywords: Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis* / surgery
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty*
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease*
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male