[Konno aortoventriculoplasty: indications and results. 13 cases].

Background: Konno procedure is used to enlarge the aortic root and increase the size of the aortic valve implanted.

Aim: The aim of this study is to present the indications of the Konno procedure in congenital and acquired aortic lesions, in young patients with normal or hypoplastic aortic annulus or adults with small aortic annulus.

Methods: We reported our experience of this technique with a retrospective study of 13 patients operated on between 1998 and 2004.

[Tetralogy of fallot with absent pulmonary valve].

Background: Absent pulmonary valve with ventricular septal defect is a rare cardiac malformation. The aim of our study is to specify the anatomic characteristics and the clinical and echocardiographic features of this cardiac malformation and to discuss its management.

Methods: We report 8 cases of absent pulmonary valve with ventricular septal defected collected over a period of 24 years.