[Valve replacement after omentum flap for medicastinitis;report of a case].
Kyobu Geka
; 68(2): 129-32, 2015 Feb.
Article
in Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25743357
ABSTRACT
A 71-year-old woman presented with heart failure due to aortic and mitral valve regurgitation. She had developed midiastinitis and graft infection, 15 months before, following replacement of the ascending aorta for acute aortic dissection. Omentum flap operation had been performed and the infection had been controlled. This time, she underwent re-thoracotomy, and replacement of ascending aorta, aortic valve replacement and mitral valve plasty were performed. The omenal tissue was exfoliated without any damage to the heart or the great vessels by using an ultrasonic scalpel. As the omental tissue was viable, it was placed back in the mediastinal space.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Ja
Journal:
Kyobu Geka
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan