title: [Aortic root replacement with a freestyle stentless valve for prosthetic valve detachment caused by aortitis syndrome; report of a case].
abstract: A surgical case of a 65-year-old man with aortitis syndrome is presented. The patient had undergone aortic valve replacement for aortic valve regurgitation with a mechanical prosthesis, followed by a re-do operation (valve fixation) for prosthetic valve detachment 6 months after the 1st operation. Three months after the 2nd operation, perivalvular leakage due to valve detachment was detected again. Aorticroot replacement with a Freestyle stentless valve( full root technique) was performed. Prednisolone was given postoperatively, and no valve detachment nor pseudoaneurysm formation has been noted for 8 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporohigashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000601:surgery*