Mitral valve repair for infective endocarditis after esophageal reconstruction : a case report

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BACKGROUND: In patients with retrosternal neo-esophageal conduit after right thoracotomy, the approach to cardiac surgery could be challenging. Particularly, in patients with infective endocarditis, there is a risk of injury to the conduit through standard median sternotomy. Moreover, right lung adhesions could be predicted. Herein, we present a case of successful mitral valve repair in a patient with infective endocarditis through a redo right thoracotomy after esophageal reconstruction.

CASE PRESENTATION: A 66-year-old male patient was diagnosed with infective endocarditis and a large anterior mitral leaflet vegetation after a previous esophageal reconstruction via right thoracotomy for esophageal cancer. Due to the retrosternal esophageal reconstruction, we performed a mitral valve repair through a redo right thoracotomy. After resecting the vegetation, the defect was closed with a fresh autologous pericardial patch. Mitral valve annuloplasty was performed. Postoperatively, antibiotics controlled the infection. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 30.

CONCLUSIONS: Successful mitral valve repair was performed for infective endocarditis through a redo right thoracotomy after esophageal reconstruction.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Surgical case reports - 10(2024), 1 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 37

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tsushima, Shingo [VerfasserIn]
Iba, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Nakazawa, Junji [VerfasserIn]
Shibata, Tsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Ohkawa, Akihito [VerfasserIn]
Hosaka, Itaru [VerfasserIn]
Arihara, Ayaka [VerfasserIn]
Kawaharada, Nobuyoshi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Extra-anatomical esophageal reconstruction
Infective endocarditis
Journal Article
Mitral valve repair
Right thoracotomy

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Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40792-024-01836-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368217329