Modified stumper technique for acute postoperative bifurcation stenosis causing right ventricular failure after ross procedure

Abstract

In this report, we describe a 15-year-old patient who underwent a Ross procedure for a regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic dilation. After the operation was over, he could not be separated from cardiopulmonary bypass and was noted to have isolated right ventricular failure. This report takes the reader through the diagnostic evaluation, highlights the importance of invasive assessment in the immediate postoperative period, and discusses successful transcatheter intervention in the acute postoperative setting.

Keywords

• Early postoperative transcatheter intervention
• right ventricular failure
• Ross procedure