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Prosthetic valve endocarditis with an extensive aortic root abscess usually has high mortality and morbidity. A 71-year-old male with an extended aortic root abscess following aortic valve replacement survived after full aortic root reconstruction with glutaraldehyde bovine pericardium, mitral valve replacement and full root replacement using stentless bioprosthesis. The patient is well without recurrence of infection, 18 months postoperatively. This procedure might be an alternative treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis with an extended aortic root abscess.
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Fujiwara, K., Hayashi, H., Yamamoto, S. et al. Prosthetic valve endocarditis with extensive aortic root abscess. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 51, 681–684 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-003-0011-x
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