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Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess. / Tsilimingas, Nikolaos B; von Kodolitsch, Yskert; Reiter, Beate; Münzel, Thomas; Meinertz, Thomas.

In: J HEART VALVE DIS, Vol. 13, No. 5, 09.2004, p. 738-740.

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Harvard

Tsilimingas, NB, von Kodolitsch, Y, Reiter, B, Münzel, T & Meinertz, T 2004, 'Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess', J HEART VALVE DIS, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 738-740.

APA

Tsilimingas, N. B., von Kodolitsch, Y., Reiter, B., Münzel, T., & Meinertz, T. (2004). Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess. J HEART VALVE DIS, 13(5), 738-740.

Vancouver

Tsilimingas NB, von Kodolitsch Y, Reiter B, Münzel T, Meinertz T. Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess. J HEART VALVE DIS. 2004 Sep;13(5):738-740.

Bibtex

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title = "Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess",
abstract = "The infection of aortic annular tissue is a life-threatening complication of aortic valve endocarditis, the survival of which is usually with immediate surgical intervention. Optimal surgical techniques include aortic valve replacement with an aortic or pulmonary homograft, and reconstruction of cardiac structures with autologous pericardium. Here, two cases are reported with extensive aortic root infection and partial left ventricular-aortic dehiscence, who underwent left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using a rectus abdominis fascia patch and aortic valve replacement with a Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthetic graft. Both patients did well perioperatively and for 10 years postoperatively. The results may encourage alternative surgical strategies to be used when aortic valve homografts or autologous pericardium are unavailable. Notably, autologous rectus fascia patches showed excellent performance in the reconstruction of left ventricular outflow tract destruction associated with aortic root abscess.",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ten-year follow up after autologous rectus abdominis fascia sheath patch repair of aortic root abscess

AU - Tsilimingas, Nikolaos B

AU - von Kodolitsch, Yskert

AU - Reiter, Beate

AU - Münzel, Thomas

AU - Meinertz, Thomas

PY - 2004/9

Y1 - 2004/9

N2 - The infection of aortic annular tissue is a life-threatening complication of aortic valve endocarditis, the survival of which is usually with immediate surgical intervention. Optimal surgical techniques include aortic valve replacement with an aortic or pulmonary homograft, and reconstruction of cardiac structures with autologous pericardium. Here, two cases are reported with extensive aortic root infection and partial left ventricular-aortic dehiscence, who underwent left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using a rectus abdominis fascia patch and aortic valve replacement with a Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthetic graft. Both patients did well perioperatively and for 10 years postoperatively. The results may encourage alternative surgical strategies to be used when aortic valve homografts or autologous pericardium are unavailable. Notably, autologous rectus fascia patches showed excellent performance in the reconstruction of left ventricular outflow tract destruction associated with aortic root abscess.

AB - The infection of aortic annular tissue is a life-threatening complication of aortic valve endocarditis, the survival of which is usually with immediate surgical intervention. Optimal surgical techniques include aortic valve replacement with an aortic or pulmonary homograft, and reconstruction of cardiac structures with autologous pericardium. Here, two cases are reported with extensive aortic root infection and partial left ventricular-aortic dehiscence, who underwent left ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using a rectus abdominis fascia patch and aortic valve replacement with a Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthetic graft. Both patients did well perioperatively and for 10 years postoperatively. The results may encourage alternative surgical strategies to be used when aortic valve homografts or autologous pericardium are unavailable. Notably, autologous rectus fascia patches showed excellent performance in the reconstruction of left ventricular outflow tract destruction associated with aortic root abscess.

KW - Abscess/microbiology

KW - Aged

KW - Aortic Valve

KW - Bioprosthesis

KW - Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology

KW - Female

KW - Follow-Up Studies

KW - Heart Valve Diseases/microbiology

KW - Heart Valve Prosthesis

KW - Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/instrumentation

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Rectus Abdominis/transplantation

KW - Staphylococcal Infections/complications

KW - Survivors

KW - Treatment Outcome

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

C2 - 15473472

VL - 13

SP - 738

EP - 740

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