[Partial tricuspid homograft: a new technique for tricuspid valve repair. Report of a case].
The authors report the case of a drug abuser treated successfully for fungal tricuspid endocarditis complicated by massive pulmonary embolism. Partial valvular replacement with a segment of a tricuspid homograft associated with disobliteration of a pulmonary artery was performed. Peroperative transoesophageal echocardiography showed satisfactory tricuspid valve function. The postoperative course was uneventful. After 5 months' follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic and in good general condition. Control echocardiography showed a stable operative result.
Kolsi
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Service de chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris.
Tapia
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Tattevin
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P
Philip
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I
Fourchy
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Acar
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D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000637:transplantation*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*