title: Homograft Aortic Root Replacement with Saphenous Vein Graft Hemi-Cabrol for Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis.
abstract: A 44-year-old female presented with prosthetic valve endocarditis with periannular abscess involving the left coronary ostium. We describe cryopreserved aortic homograft root replacement with hemi-Cabrol reimplantation of the left coronary ostium using the long saphenous vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dimarakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Wilfred J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wooldridge
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kadir
keywords: Aortic root abscess; Cabrol; Homograft; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Re-operative surgery