Surgical repair of a postendocarditis abscess cavity in the heart guided by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography

J Tingleff; H Arendrup; G Pettersson

doi:10.1016/1010-7940(92)90085-c

Surgical repair of a postendocarditis abscess cavity in the heart guided by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1992;6(2):106-7. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90085-c.

Authors

J Tingleff¹, H Arendrup, G Pettersson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 1581079
DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(92)90085-c

Abstract

A case of aortic prosthetic endocarditis is presented that was complicated by the formation of a cavity in the spatium between the aorta and the roof of the left atrium. At the primary operation this cavity had not been detected. During reoperation the surgeon localized the cavity in the cardioplegic heart, guided by transoesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Echocardiography / methods
Endocarditis / complications*
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis / etiology
Endocarditis / surgery*
Esophagus
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / etiology
Heart Diseases / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
Humans
Intraoperative Care / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Reoperation