PMID: 2106296Jan 1, 1990Paper

Infected false aneurysm at the level of an aortotomy cicatrix 5 years after mechanical replacement of the aortic valve

Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux
M RichaudY Grosgogeat

Abstract

The authors report the case of Streptococcus Bovis Infection of a pseudoaneurysm which developed in the aortotomy suture line five years after aortic valve replacement with a Bjork-Shiley prosthesis. This was an isolated lesion without involvement of the prosthesis or aortic ring and was an operative finding.

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