Repair of septic aortic root defects without conduit.
Several technical variants for treating an infected aortic root are described. The principal aims of these procedures are the avoidance of insertion of the valve prosthesis into an infected aortic annulus and the avoidance of tension on potentially friable tissue. Among other technical variants, total replacement of the aortico-mitral curtain with pericardium is described.
Borst
H G
HG
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Federal Republic of Germany.
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques