Is re-modification of Ross operation necessary?

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Ismail Yurekli et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Jan.

. 2012 Jan;41(1):233.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.05.029.

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Modification of the Ross aortic valve replacement to prevent late autograft dilatation.
Brown JW, Ruzmetov M, Shahriari AP, Rodefeld MD, Mahomed Y, Turrentine MW. Brown JW, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 May;37(5):1002-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.12.012. Epub 2010 Feb 6. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010. PMID: 20138780

Re-interventions on the autograft and the homograft after the Ross operation in children.
Hörer J, Stierle U, Bogers AJ, Rein JG, Hetzer R, Sievers HH, Lange R. Hörer J, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 May;37(5):1008-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.10.032. Epub 2010 Jan 19. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010. PMID: 20034806
Modification of the Ross aortic valve replacement to prevent late autograft dilatation.
Brown JW, Ruzmetov M, Shahriari AP, Rodefeld MD, Mahomed Y, Turrentine MW. Brown JW, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 May;37(5):1002-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.12.012. Epub 2010 Feb 6. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010. PMID: 20138780
The modified Ross operation using a Dacron prosthetic vascular jacket does prevent pulmonary autograft dilatation at 4.5-year follow-up.
Al Rashidi F, Bhat M, Höglund P, Meurling C, Roijer A, Koul B. Al Rashidi F, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Apr;37(4):928-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.11.008. Epub 2009 Dec 16. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010. PMID: 20018521
The Ross procedure: state of the art 2011.
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Surgery for aortic valve disease.
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