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Two-stage repair for aortic regurgitation with interrupted aortic arch
H Ogino1, S Miki, K Matsubayashi
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 16, 1998
Abstract:
We performed two-stage repair for a rare adult case of interrupted aortic arch with aortic regurgitation and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. A lateroisthmic bypass was established with minimal thoracotomy and partial clamping of the descending aorta to preserve collateral circulation. This was followed by aortic root reconstruction with a prosthetic graft and valve for aortic regurgitation with sinus of Valsalva aneurysm. This less invasive two-stage repair for such a rare pathology may facilitate smooth recovery of the patient.