title: Circumferential disruption of the ventriculo-aortic junction due to infective endocarditis: surgical repair with custom-made, accurately sized, pericardial tube.
abstract: Repair of circumferential ventriculo-aortic annular disruption following infective endocarditis is technically challenging. We present an approach for systematic repair and describe a technique for preparation of an accurately sized pericardial tube graft.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. lucmedi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Lucas H A
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Floris B M
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Heide
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Soliman Hamad
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joost ter Woorst
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery*