[A case of foreign body granuloma after aortic valve replacement]

Kyobu Geka. 1990 Jul;43(7):550-2.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A patient who developed a foreign body granuloma three years after aortic valve replacement was surgically treated. Oxidized cellulose was suspected of its cause.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Cellulose, Oxidized / adverse effects
  • Foreign-Body Reaction / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Cellulose, Oxidized