Surgery for a mitral annulus abscess penetrating into the pericardial cavity.
infective endocarditis
mitral annulus abscess
mitral annulus reconstruction
Journal
Journal of cardiac surgery
ISSN: 1540-8191
Titre abrégé: J Card Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8908809
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2019
Nov 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
24
8
2019
medline:
5
8
2020
entrez:
24
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although a mitral annulus abscess often develops with infective endocarditis, penetration into the pericardial cavity is a very rare and fatal complication. Herein, we report a case of surgery with thorough debridement and appropriate reconstruction for a mitral annulus abscess with penetration into the pericardial cavity.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1399-1401Informations de copyright
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