The completion Bentall procedure.

Malekan, Ramin; Spielvogel, David; Saunders, Paul C; Lansman, Steven L; Griepp, Randall B · Ann Thorac Surg · 2011

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Abstract

Patients that have undergone aortic valve replacement may subsequently present with an aortic root aneurysm, but with a normally functioning prosthetic valve. We describe our method of replacing the aortic root while retaining the existing aortic valve as the "completion Bentall procedure."

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