title: [Surgical treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis after aortic root replacement].
abstract: Aorto-left ventricular continuity destruction due to prosthetic valve endocarditis is rare, but it is one of the fatal complications after aortic root operation. We report a case of surgical treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis after aortic root replacement. A 47-year-old man, who had undergone aortic root replacement with a composite graft was transferred to our hospital with sudden chest pain and high fever. Enhanced computed tomography showed a large space with contrast enhancement suggesting perivalvular leakage around the artificial composite graft. Emergency operation including aortic root re-replacement and reconstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract was performed successfully. We focused on its technical aspect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chibanishi General Hospital, Matsudo, Japan.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanamori
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichihara
authors.forename: Hidehito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed