title: Postoperative subphrenic abscess after heart-valve replacement.
abstract: A 35 year-old male patient developed a subphrenic abscess in the immediate postoperative period after replacement of a calcified mitral bovine pericardium bioprosthesis. He was successfully treated with abdominal percutaneous drainage and antimicrobial therapy.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, São Paulo University Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Markus
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pomerantzeff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000209:etiology*