[Deterged large abscess of the aortic valve ring disclosed after infective endocarditis].
The authors report the case of a very large deterged aortic valve ring abscess detected at long-term after infective endocarditis during investigation of symptomatic consequent aortic regurgitation. The different imaging methods of diagnostic import are reviewed with special emphasis on the role of transoesophageal echocardiography during infective endocarditis.
Varenne
O
O
Service de cardiologie, hôpital militaire du Val-de-Grâce, Paris.
Duriez
P
P
Bussière
J L
JL
Plotton
C
C
Gandjbakhch
I
I
Ollivier
J P
JP
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
Volumineux abcès détergé péri-aortique découvert à distance d'une endocardite infectieuse.