title: Incremental role of three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the assessment of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscess.
abstract: We report a case of an elderly patient in whom live/real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) provided definitive diagnosis of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa abscess. This could not be done by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DTTE) and two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2DTEE). 3DTEE was also helpful in ruling out associated mitral valve endocarditis, which was initially suspected by 2DTEE leading to a mitral valve sparing surgery. Thus, 3DTEE provided incremental information over 2DTTE and 2DTEE in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sadat
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Selvin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.forename: Elif Ijlal
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Bicer
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhagatwala
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karia
authors.forename: Abhilasha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*