Aortic valve translocation for treatment of a deteriorated stentless valve.

A 54-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with recurrent chest pain for 1 month. She had a history of aortic root replacement with a stentless valve following aortic valve replacements done twice 12 years ago, and coronary artery bypass grafting 6 years ago. The stentless valve was implanted with the full-root technique. After admission, she was diagnosed with a saphenous vein graft aneurysm in the proximal anastomotic site and severe aortic regurgitation due to stentless valve deterioration. These lesions were successfully treated using aortic valve translocation. The advantage of this procedure is that it avoids dissection and removal of the stentless valve implanted using the full-root technique. Aortic valve translocation can be one of useful alternatives for stentless valve reoperation.