Trans-cuff leakage in bio-Bentall operation

J Card Surg. 2022 Apr;37(4):1056-1058. doi: 10.1111/jocs.16236. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

Abstract

We have reported a case of trans-cuff leakage that occurred in a composite graft of bio-Bentall operation. The leakage resolved several months after surgery, similar to the trans-cuff leakage seen in simple aortic valve replacement. We have proposed hypotheses on the mechanism of trans-cuff leakage during a bio-Bentall operation and suggested ways to prevent it from occurring.

Keywords: Bentall operation; bioprosthesis; trans-cuff leakage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans