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Ross Operation for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis in a Patient with Aortitis Syndrome
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（Department of Surgery and Department of Cardiova-scular Surgery*, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan）
| Susumu Kadowaki |
Susumu Ishikawa* |
Akio Kawasaki* |
| Kazuo Neya* |
Haruo Suzuki* |
Keiko Abe* |
| Makoto Shibuya |
Hiroshi Takami , Keisuke Ueda* |
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A 60-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to cerebellum infarction. He had undergone replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta because of aortitis syndrome 2 years ago. Electrocardiogram showed complete atrioventricular block. Echocardiography showed aortic annular abscess and vegetation on the prosthetic aortic valve. A pulmonary autograft was transplanted of the aortic root（Ross operation）after complete resection of the infected sites. The postoperative course was uneventful. The ross operation was considered to be a treatment of choice for prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 38:71-74（2009）
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