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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1151-1152
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Valve sparing operation in a child with aneurysmal disease of the ascending aorta

Arun Gowdamarajan, MDa, Daniel M. Cohen, MDa, Daniel G. Rowland, MDb, J. Terrance Davis, MDa, Gail M. Schauer, MDc

a Division of Thoracic Surgery,, The Ohio State University and Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
b Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The Ohio State University and Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
c Division of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, The Ohio State University and Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Accepted for publication September 17, 1999.

Address reprint requests to Dr Cohen, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Dr, Columbus, OH 43205;
e-mail: cohen{at}chi.osu.edu

We describe an aortic valve–sparing operation in a small child with an ascending aortic aneurysm and root dilatation. The operation avoids the need for a prosthetic valve and long-term anticoagulation. Thus, the procedure is an attractive alternative for young children in whom a Ross procedure is not feasible.






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