We present a case of a 75-year-old man who developed an early aortic bioprosthesis endocarditis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated by aortic root pseudoaneurysm after Bentall procedure. A prompt surgical option was hypothesized, but we decided to wait and keep on clinical observation and antibiotic therapy. One year after discharge, we observed stable clinical conditions and echocardiographic findings. A question: to treat or not to treat by redo operation an infectious aortic root pseudoaneurysm?

Saitto, G., Russo, M., Pugliese, M., Vacirca, S.r., Bertoldo, F., Nardi, P., et al. (2019). Infectious Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm after Bentall Procedure: To Treat or Not to Treat by Redo Operation?. AORTA, 7(3), 90-92-092 [10.1055/s-0039-1694013].

Infectious Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm after Bentall Procedure: To Treat or Not to Treat by Redo Operation?

Bertoldo, Fabio;Nardi, Paolo;Ruvolo, Giovanni
2019-06-01

Abstract

We present a case of a 75-year-old man who developed an early aortic bioprosthesis endocarditis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated by aortic root pseudoaneurysm after Bentall procedure. A prompt surgical option was hypothesized, but we decided to wait and keep on clinical observation and antibiotic therapy. One year after discharge, we observed stable clinical conditions and echocardiographic findings. A question: to treat or not to treat by redo operation an infectious aortic root pseudoaneurysm?
giu-2019
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Settore MED/23 - CHIRURGIA CARDIACA
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Saitto, G., Russo, M., Pugliese, M., Vacirca, S.r., Bertoldo, F., Nardi, P., et al. (2019). Infectious Aortic Root Pseudoaneurysm after Bentall Procedure: To Treat or Not to Treat by Redo Operation?. AORTA, 7(3), 90-92-092 [10.1055/s-0039-1694013].
Saitto, G; Russo, M; Pugliese, M; Vacirca, Sr; Bertoldo, F; Nardi, P; Ruvolo, G
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