Apico-aortic conduit for aortic stenosis in a patient with chronic thoracic wall infection. 2012

Manabu Shiraishi, and Atsushi Yamaguchi, and Hideo Adachi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. manabu@omiya.jichi.ac.jp

We report a case of an apico-aortic bioprothesis-valved conduit for a 70-year-old-woman with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis and severe calcification of the ascending aorta. She had a history of mastectomy and radiation therapy for breast cancer and was suffering from radiodermatitis and chronic thoracic wall infection. Transthoracic echocardiography showed severe aortic valve stenosis with heavy calcification and high aortic valve pressure gradients. In patients with a chronically infected thoracic wall, median sternotomy is considered to be a high risk procedure, resulting in postoperative mediastiniti; therefore, we applied a technique in which we used an apico-aortic conduit via posterolateral thoracotomy. We underwent apico-aortic bypass with a hand-made composite graft: 19-mm bioprosthetic valve and a 22-mm woven polyester vascular graft. The surgical intervention successfully decreased pressure gradient across the aortic valve, also separating an incision from chronic infection allowed us to avoid postoperative mediastinitis. The patient had remained in good condition for 15 months without developing any complications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008408 Mastectomy Surgical procedure to remove one or both breasts. Mammectomy,Mammectomies,Mastectomies
D011474 Prosthesis Design The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. Design, Prosthesis,Designs, Prosthesis,Prosthesis Designs
D001807 Blood Vessel Prosthesis Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels. Vascular Prosthesis,Blood Vessel Prostheses,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft,Graft, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Grafts, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Prostheses, Blood Vessel,Prostheses, Vascular,Prosthesis, Blood Vessel,Prosthesis, Vascular,Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts,Vascular Graft, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Grafts, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Prostheses,Vessel Prostheses, Blood,Vessel Prosthesis, Blood
D002114 Calcinosis Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues. Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005260 Female Females
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001018 Aortic Diseases Pathological processes involving any part of the AORTA. Aortic Disease,Disease, Aortic,Diseases, Aortic

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