Preservation of a Regurgitant Quadricuspid Pulmonary Autograft by the David Procedure

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Markus LiebrichWolfgang Hemmer

Abstract

We report a case in which a quadricuspid pulmonary valve was used for the Ross operation in a young male patient. The patient demonstrated severe pulmonary autograft regurgitation due to a neosinus of Valsalva aneurysm 16 years after the primary operation. Preservation of the quadricuspid pulmonary autograft was performed by the David procedure, resulting in a competent valve function.

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