| Ross Operation for Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis with Paravalvular Abscess |
(Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Sakakibara Hospital, Okayama, Japan and First Department
of Surgery, Showa University*, Tokyo, Japan)
| Makoto Mohri* |
Takato Hata |
Yoshimasa Tsushima |
| Mitsuaki Matsumoto |
Hidenori Yoshitaka |
Souhei Hamanaka |
| Satoru Ohtani |
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An 18-year-old man underwent a Ross operation for the treatment of prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis with extensive perivalvular tissue destruction. Postoperatively, he developed poststernotomy methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mediastinitis, which was treated with one-staged irrigation, debridement and omental transfer. After 3 years of follow-up, he is doing well without any sign of infection or a graft failure.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 33: 363-365 (2004) |
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