Bental’s Surgery in Turkey
A Bentall procedure is surgery to help correct problems with your aorta. Your aorta’s role is to carry oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Sized at around 30 centimetres long and 2.5 cm wide, your aorta is the largest artery in your body.
Bentall procedure done mainly for,
- Aortic regurgitation – when your heart’s aortic valve doesn’t close properly
- Marfan’s syndrome – a disease from birth that weakens the aortic wall thickness
- Aortic aneurysm – widening of the aorta
- Aortic dissection – when the inner layer of the aorta tears
After your Bentall procedure, you’ll spend one or two days in an intensive care unit (ICU), to monitor your heart, blood pressure, body temperature and breathing. It will take 6-8 weeks for your breastbone to heal, and your nurse will show you the safest ways to lift and move your body, including rolling and sitting in bed.
