@Article{chd.2024.050945,
AUTHOR = {Toshi Maeda, Hiroki Ito, Keiichi Hirose, Kisaburo Sakamoto},
TITLE = {Bicuspidization Using the Open-Sleeve Technique for Congenital Aortic Stenosis during Infancy},
JOURNAL = {Structural and Congenital Heart Disease},
VOLUME = {19},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {177--183},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/schd/v19n2/56484},
ISSN = {3071-1738},
ABSTRACT = {Congenital aortic stenosis (cAS) frequently requires intervention during the neonatal or infantile period. However, surgical repair is challenging because of the narrow surgical space. We performed bicuspidization using the open-sleeve technique for cAS with a unicuspid aortic valve in two patients. Postoperatively, the patients were doing well without reintervention for the aortic valve for 8 and 6 years, respectively. Their aortic annular diameter increased along with somatic growth. Bicuspidization for neonates or infancy can be performed safely using the open-sleeve technique as its midterm results have been satisfactory.},
DOI = {10.32604/chd.2024.050945}
}