An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
; : 178-181, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.
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Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Torácica
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Abscesso
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Endocardite
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article