Candida endocarditis with saddle embolism: a successful surgical intervention.
A 43-year-old woman who had Candida endocarditis with saddle embolism underwent mitral valve replacement and resection of infected aorta. Only 7 persons with fungal endocarditis with saddle embolism have been reported in the literature, and all of them died. We report a case of successful treatment of this lethal complication of Candida endocarditis.
Kawamoto
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First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
Nakano
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Matsuda
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Hirose
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Kawashima
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D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve