Successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the ventricular rerouting patch after a Rastelli operation
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Yuichi Shiokawa, MD, PhD · Atsuhiro Nakashima, MD Yoshihisa Tanoue, MD, PhD Ryuji Tominaga, MD, PhD
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
We report a very rare case of successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the Dacron patch utilized for ventricular rerouting in a Rastelli operation. Vegetations were found on the right side of the patch associated with a large laceration. The patient underwent removal of the patch followed by reventricular rerouting and replacement of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit. The postoperative course was uneventful. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fi rst reported case of postoperative infective endocarditis on this location.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 59:483–484 DOI 10.1007/s11748-010-0716-6 Received: April 19, 2010 / Accepted: September 18, 2010
