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Ann Thorac Surg 1988;45:568-569
© 1988 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement for Periannular Abscess Due to Active Bacterial Endocarditis: A New Translocation Technique

Masahiro Endo, M.D.*, Hiroshi Nishida, M.D., Eisaburo Imamura, M.D., Hitoshi Koyanagi, M.D.

From the Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Tokyo, Japan

Accepted for publication September 29, 1987.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Endo, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, 8 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan

A composite valve prosthesis was prepared by direct suture of the ring prosthesis, which was separated from an intraluminal ringed graft, with a St. Jude Medical aortic valve. A new translocation method using this composite valve prosthesis was performed on a patient with aortic periannular abscess, with favorable result.




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