[Surgical management of infective endocarditis in childhood].
From 1971 to 1993, four patients, 7 to 13 years of age, underwent intracardiac operation for infective endocarditis. Two patients underwent mitral valve replacements, one was tricuspid replacement and one received tricuspid valvulectomy. There was no operative death but one late death occurred (correction of occurred) due to cerebral bleeding. Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis in childhood could be performed safely by adequate selection of operative methods.
Osaka
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Togo
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Oumi
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Tabayashi
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Haneda
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery