Patients with combined valvular-aortic disease undergo surgical reconstruction of the aortic root with a valved composite graft. Two of the techniques used to replace the aortic valve and ascending aorta are Bentall and Cabrol procedures. Cabrol surgical procedure uses a Dacron tube that enables coronary artery revascularization. Graft limb occlusion may however occur. Digital subtraction angiography, magnetic resonance angiography and multidetector computed tomography angiography are useful imaging methods for the evaluation of surgical-related complications. We report the case of a patient treated by the Cabrol technique, who was studied with contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography angiography to evaluate long-term post-surgical complications and coronary vessels patency.
[Role of multidetectori compted tomography angiography and three-dimensional post-processing in a case of a Valsalva graft in aortic valve repair and replacement with the Cabrol procedure]
MACCHI, VERONICA;
2007
Abstract
Patients with combined valvular-aortic disease undergo surgical reconstruction of the aortic root with a valved composite graft. Two of the techniques used to replace the aortic valve and ascending aorta are Bentall and Cabrol procedures. Cabrol surgical procedure uses a Dacron tube that enables coronary artery revascularization. Graft limb occlusion may however occur. Digital subtraction angiography, magnetic resonance angiography and multidetector computed tomography angiography are useful imaging methods for the evaluation of surgical-related complications. We report the case of a patient treated by the Cabrol technique, who was studied with contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography angiography to evaluate long-term post-surgical complications and coronary vessels patency.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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