Staged laparoscopic splenectomy and valve replacement in splenic abscess and infective endocarditis.
Splenic abscess is a rare clinical entity that is most commonly associated with infective endocarditis. Valve replacement in the setting of an unaddressed splenic abscess is associated with a high incidence of prosthetic valve infection and death. We describe 2 patients with infective endocarditis and splenic abscess treated by laparoscopic splenectomy followed by valve replacement.
Simsir
Sinan A
SA
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Cheeseman
Sarah H
SH
Lancey
Robert A
RA
Vander Salm
Thomas J
TJ
Gammie
James S
JS
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*