Successful reoperation in a fractured convexo-concavo 70 degrees aortic Bjørk-Shiley valve.
A female patient was transferred to our unit with the suspicion of fracture of her 70 degrees Bjørk-Shiley valve. A successful replacement of the broken device confirmed the diagnosis. In steep Trendelenburg position, using femoral arterial inflow, the disc could be returned into the operative field by temporarily declamping the aorta.
Brutel de la Rivière
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A
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Tavilla
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G
Vermeulen
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F
D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors