Ross Operation for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis in a Patient with Aortitis Syndrome
10.4326/jjcvs.38.71
- VernacularTitle:Ross 手術により救命しえた大動脈炎症候群を伴った大動脈弁位人工弁感染の1例
- Author:
Susumu Kadowaki
;
Susumu Ishikawa
;
Akio Kawasaki
;
Kazuo Neya
;
Haruo Suzuki
;
Keiko Abe
;
Makoto Shibuya
;
Hiroshi Takami
;
Keisuke Ueda
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;38(1):71-74
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
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.
