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Aortic Root Abscess Complicated by Fistulization in a Young Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Author(s) -
İlhan Erkan,
Dayı Şennur Ünal,
Hatipsoylu Erdinç,
Bozbeyoğlu Emrah,
Albeyoğlu Şebnem,
Dağsalı Sabri
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01436.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bicuspid aortic valve , ventricle , ventricular outflow tract , abscess , fistula , aortic valve , cardiology , aortic root , endocarditis , complication , surgery , aorta
Aortic root abscess is a relatively common complication of aortic valve endocarditis. However, aortic root abscess and formation of a fistula from the aortic root to the right ventricular outflow tract in the setting of a native bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a rare event. We present consecutive echocardiographic images of unruptured periaortic abscess and fistulization of it to the right ventricle in 24 hours, in a patient with BAV and fever of unexplained origin. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E160‐E163)