Aortic Root Replacement with Homograft in Behcet's Disease: A Case Report.
- Author:
Hyeon Jong MOON
1
;
Hyuk AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
valve detachment;
homograft
- MeSH:
Adult;
Allografts*;
Aneurysm, False;
Aortic Valve Insufficiency;
Aortitis;
Central Nervous System;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Male;
Postoperative Complications;
Prognosis;
Skin;
Thoracic Surgery;
Ulcer
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(1):92-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The prognosis of Behcet's disease characterized by recurrent orogenital ulcers and ocular and skin lesions depends upon the complications in the central nervous system, the gastrointestinal tract and the vascular system. Cardiac involvement, especially aortic regurgitation, is quite uncommon and hemodynamic instability is usually treated with open heart surgery. But serious postoperative complications had been reported in many cases, which are prosthetic valve detachment, paravalvular leakage, conduction disturbance, and false aneurysm. Many efforts to prevent the complications have been made such as application of cryopreseved homograft. We have described an experience of root replacement with homograft in a 39 year-old male patient for prosthetic valve detachment because of Behcet's aortitis with a review of the literatures regarding treatment, complication, and prognosis.
