Aortic root abscess with coronary artery involvement: diagnostic and surgical management.
We describe two cases of infectious endocarditis in infants complicated by aortic root abscess involving the coronary artery treated by the Ross operation. Multislice computed tomography was important in defining the diagnosis and in planning subsequent surgical management.
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Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Department, Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, 133 avenue de la Résistance, 92350 Le-Plessis-Robinson, France. vlambert@ccml.com
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Belli
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Serraf
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed