Open AccessSuccessful surgical treatment approach for mitral valve vegetation of infective endocarditis after severe soft tissue infection with mediastinitis
Author(s) -
Uchida Kenichiro,
Takahashi Yosuke,
Shibata Toshihiko,
Mizobata Yasumitsu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4209
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinitis , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , thoracotomy , mitral valve , vegetation (pathology) , surgery , bacteremia , cardiology , antibiotics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Transesophageal echocardiography is mandatory if you do suspect infective endocarditis. By approaching via a small right thoracotomy, vegetectomy and mitral valvuloplasty following severe mediastinitis were successfully accomplished without any complications.