Successful surgical treatment approach for mitral valve vegetation of infective endocarditis after severe soft tissue infection with mediastinitis

Clinical Case Reports

Yosuke Takahashi¹  Toshihiko Shibata¹  Yasumitsu Mizobata²  Kenichiro Uchida² 

[1] Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Graduate School of Medicine Osaka City University Osaka Japan;Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine Graduate School of Medicine Osaka City University Osaka Japan;

关键词: infective endocarditis;    mediastinitis;    mitral valve;    sepsis;    small right thoracotomy;   

DOI  :  10.1002/ccr3.4209

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Transesophageal echocardiography is mandatory if you do suspect infective endocarditis. By approaching via a small right thoracotomy, vegetectomy and mitral valvuloplasty following severe mediastinitis were successfully accomplished without any complications.

【 授权许可】

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