[A Simulation Surgery of Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement Using a Three-dimensional Printed Model]. 2021

Yuichiro Yokoyama, and Takeshi Emmoto, and Akira Kurata, and Hiroyuki Fujieda, and Yumiko Abe, and Mitsunori Abe
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yotsuba Circulation Clinic, Matsuyama, Japan.

Aortic valve-sparing surgery is a delicate procedure that requires specialized skills to control aortic valve regurgitation. Therefore, simulating the surgery before performing it on a patient is good practice for inexperienced surgeons. Herein, we present our experience of a simulation surgery using a three-dimensionally printed aortic root model of a 60-year-old man with severe aortic regurgitation and aortic root enlargement. We fabricated the model using multi-slice computed tomography data. The model revealed the two pitfalls:unbalanced commissure position and lower coaptation height of the right coronary cusp. We completed the simulation surgery from the proximal suture and valve reimplantation to coronary ostial reconstructions during approximately three hours with medical staffs. In the actual operation, the aortic valve regurgitation completely disappeared by accurately reconstructing the commissure in the Valsalva graft and adjusting the height of the right coronary cusp using central plication procedure. We believe that carrying out simulations before the actual surgery improves the surgeon's confidence and the patient's outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012092 Replantation Restoration of an organ or other structure to its original site. Reimplantation,Surgical Replantation,Replantation, Surgical,Reimplantations,Replantations,Replantations, Surgical,Surgical Replantations
D006348 Cardiac Surgical Procedures Surgery performed on the heart. Cardiac Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedure,Heart Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Cardiac Surgical,Procedure, Heart Surgical,Procedures, Cardiac Surgical,Procedures, Heart Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Cardiac,Surgical Procedure, Heart,Surgical Procedures, Cardiac,Surgical Procedures, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001011 Aorta The main trunk of the systemic arteries. Aortas
D001021 Aortic Valve The valve between the left ventricle and the ascending aorta which prevents backflow into the left ventricle. Aortic Valves,Valve, Aortic,Valves, Aortic
D001022 Aortic Valve Insufficiency Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root). Aortic Incompetence,Aortic Regurgitation,Aortic Valve Incompetence,Regurgitation, Aortic Valve,Incompetence, Aortic,Incompetence, Aortic Valve,Insufficiency, Aortic Valve,Regurgitation, Aortic

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