title: [Severe aortic valve stenosis combined with a large brain tumor; report of a case].
abstract: We report a case of severe aortic valve stenosis with a large benign brain tumor (meningioma), which was successfully treated with simple replacement with a mechanical valve under extracorporeal circulation (ECC). A large meningioma is considered as a risk in an operation under ECC because it may increase intracranial pressure and cause bleeding. In this case we chose a simple method of aortic valve replacement for the purpose of shortening the ECC time. Under warfarin control, the patient is in a stable condition with good cardiac function and without any neurological symptom at 8 years after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ibarakihigashi National Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akishima
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Umezu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging