Acute intraoperative malfunction of aortic valve due to surgical glue.
The use of surgical glues in aortic surgery has gained wide popularity due to their hemostatic and tissue reinforcing properties. Reports of acute complications associated with application of glue are rare. We report the case of a 52-year-old fragile, steroid-dependent woman who developed acute intraoperative dysfunction of an aortic prosthetic valve due to use of BioGlue surgical adhesive. A brief literature review of the acute and long-term complications of the glue is presented.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom. sdevbhandari@aol.com
Mohan P
MP
Devbhandari
Qaisar
Q
Chaudhery
Andrew J
AJ
Duncan
D000208:Acute Disease; D001021:Aortic Valve; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011506:Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*
C472676:Bio-glue; D011506:Proteins