title: [Aortic root reconstruction with homograft in bacterial endocarditis].
abstract: We describe successful use of respectively an aortic and a pulmonary homograft as total root replacement in two patients with extensive aortic valve endocarditis. At follow-up 18 months after operation both patients were doing well and echocardiography demonstrated excellent graft function with only trivial aortic regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Almdahl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lie
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sørlie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000637:transplantation*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000637:transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
vernacular_title: Aortarotrekonstruksjon med homograft ved bakteriell endokarditt.