I just had ANOTHER evaluation for my son's AS. He has a bicuspid aortic valve which in stenotic and insufficient- leaking from two different sites. He has enlargement of the aortic root and left ventricle enlargement.
He is seven years old now. It's been the seven year roller coaster that I don't see an end to. Anyway-
They take the Aortic valve, do a little "plastic surgery" to and and turn it into a tricuspid. Then they put it in place of the pulmonary valve. They take the pulmonary valve and put it where the aortic valve goes. The take a little bit of the root off, sew it up and re-inforce it. There is a CHANCE that if this works that both valves will grow and it COULD be his first and last surgery. I haven't found any statistics on this procedure. Should I get my hopes up? Surgery is in the near future now... What do you guys think?
He is seven years old now. It's been the seven year roller coaster that I don't see an end to. Anyway-
They take the Aortic valve, do a little "plastic surgery" to and and turn it into a tricuspid. Then they put it in place of the pulmonary valve. They take the pulmonary valve and put it where the aortic valve goes. The take a little bit of the root off, sew it up and re-inforce it. There is a CHANCE that if this works that both valves will grow and it COULD be his first and last surgery. I haven't found any statistics on this procedure. Should I get my hopes up? Surgery is in the near future now... What do you guys think?