title: Successful reoperation in a fractured convexo-concavo 70 degrees aortic Bjørk-Shiley valve.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brutel de la Rivière
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tavilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors