title: Simultaneous surgery of the aortic valve and sternal osteomyelitis.
abstract: A 64-year-old man was referred for aortic valve replacement due to severe stenosis. He also suffered chronic sternal osteomyelitis with skin fistula subsequent to radiation therapy. Both pathologies were approached simultaneously by sternal resection, omental plasty, and valve replacement, which led to favorable primary and mid-term result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany. p.urbanski@kardiochirurg.de
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Urbanski
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lindemann
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Babin-Ebell
authors.forename: Steffen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fröhner
authors.forename: Anno
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diegeler
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011855:Radiodermatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000601:surgery*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D034363:Viridans Streptococci