title: Konno procedure for infective endocarditis involving aortic valve in a small child.
abstract: The Konno procedure was performed to replace the aortic valve and the sinus of Valsalva in a 1-year-old child with pneumococcal infective endocarditis. A Dacron (C.R. Bard, Haverhill, PA) graft and a 16 AP ATS Medical valve (ATS Medical Inc, Minneapolis, MN) were used. Adequate debridement could be easily performed. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. The procedure, originally developed for a narrow aortic annulus, could be a good option for the treatment of a small child with aortic valve endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan. kgoh@asahikawa-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasajima
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001021:Aortic Valve; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography