Partial Ross procedure for aortic valve repair in children with bicuspid aortic valve: An original surgical technique.

<bold>Background and Aims: </bold>There is still no optimal strategy for aortic valve repair in children. To assess the safety and efficacy of an original surgical technique: Partial-Ross procedure.<bold>Methods: </bold>Eight pediatric patients with bicuspid aortic valve underwent the Partial-Ross procedure.<bold>Results: </bold>The patients were doing well at a longest duration of 58-month follow-up visit. There was no case with aortic stenosis and three cases with mild to moderate aortic regurgitation, which had no significant clinical impact.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Partial-Ross procedure could be used as an alternative for aortic valve repair in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]