The Longest Documented Postoperative Survivor of a Brock Procedure 63 Years Later.

Ann Thorac Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas. Electronic address:

Published: May 2022

An infant with critical pulmonary valve stenosis underwent a Brock procedure in 1957 with subsequent repair of pulmonary stenosis and an atrial septal defect at age 6. At age 17 she underwent repair for paradoxical embolization secondary to a residual atrial septal defect. She presented 54 years later with recurrent pulmonary stenosis and a symptomatic 6.2-cm pulmonary artery aneurysm repaired with a 23-mm aortic homograft. This patient is the longest reported postoperative survivor after a Brock procedure. She continues to do well 63 years after her initial surgery.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.05.089DOI Listing

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