Modified commissural patch repair in a child with active mitral endocarditis.
A 9-year-old patient with massive destruction of the mitral apparatus caused by active infective endocarditis underwent mitral valve plasty using a modified commissural autologous pericardial patch repair. This procedure is a clinically relevant and feasible technique for pediatric patients with active mitral valve endocarditis.
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan kyamishimaru@gmail.com.
Kazuhiko
K
Ishimaru
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Kyoichi
K
Nishigaki
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Tomomitsu
T
Kanaya
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Kanta
K
Araki
Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Toshihiko
T
Shibata
D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Child; endocarditis; mitral valve insufficiency; pericardium; reconstructive surgical procedures