Tabayashi K, Konnai T, Tohfukuji M, Tsuru Y, Fukujyu T, Mohri H
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohhoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Sep;42(9):1343-5.
In 1974, a 36-year-old man underwent composite graft replacement of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis (2320). In 1993, he had hemolytic anemia due to cloth wear of the Starr-Edwards prosthesis. The prosthetic aortic valve was removed and replaced without replacement of the conduit. This technique was simple and safe, and was useful to avoid unnecessary dissection.
