[A combined operation of aortic valve replacement and bullectomy for aortic valve stenosis and giant bulla].
A 61-year-old male with aortic valve stenosis and giant bulla, whose respiratory function was very poor, successfully underwent a combined operation of aortic valve replacement and bullectomy. Firstly aortic valve replacement was performed under cardio-pulmonary bypass, and after coming off bypass, giant bulla was resected via median sternotomy. Postoperative respiratory function was improved remarkably (VC: per-op 1.89 l, post-op 2.53 l, FEV1.0: pre-op 0.74 l, post-op 1.13 l) and also his clinical symptom improved from Hugh-Jones IV. to I. postoperatively.
Satoh
H
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takatsuki General Hospital, Japan.
Okamura
M
M
Inoue
K
K
Matsubara
M
M
Takahashi
N
N
Nagai
K
K
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged