Allograft aortic root replacement for aortic valve endocarditis with aortopulmonary fistula.
Acute infective endocarditis affecting the aortic root and valve associated with development of a fistulous communication between the aorta and pulmonary artery was presented in a young Turkish girl. Emergency surgery was required. Operation consisted initially of closure of the defect on the main pulmonary artery with a pericardial patch. This was followed by allograft aortic root replacement.
Calkavur
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
Yagdi
T
T
Islamoglu
F
F
Atay
Y
Y
Nalbantgil
S
S
Ozbaran
M
M
D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous