An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass

An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass

Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1...

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Main Authors: Karthik Raman, Ejaz Ahmed Sheriff, Jacob Jamesraj, Ram Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019-06-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Root abscess
Pulsatile
Supra sternum
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spelling doaj-6695d3f2e7304ff59d5cdfef233445842020-11-25T01:11:33ZengKorean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryKorean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2233-601X2093-65162019-06-0152317818110.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.3.178An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile MassKarthik Raman0Ejaz Ahmed Sheriff1Jacob Jamesraj2Ram Kumar3The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, IndiaThe Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, IndiaThe Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, IndiaThe Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, IndiaProsthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.Root abscessPulsatileSupra sternum
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Ram Kumar
An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Root abscess
Pulsatile
Supra sternum
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Ejaz Ahmed Sheriff
Jacob Jamesraj
Ram Kumar
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title An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
title_short An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
title_full An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
title_fullStr An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
title_full_unstemmed An Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as a Suprasternal Pulsatile Mass
title_sort aortic root abscess presenting as a suprasternal pulsatile mass
publisher Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
series Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
issn 2233-601X
2093-6516
publishDate 2019-06-01
description Prosthetic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess is a serious condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. We present a case caused by an infected Bentall mechanical valve conduit after cardiac surgery in a patient who was referred for a suprasternal pulsatile mass. The patient also had 1 episode of sentinel haemorrhage.
topic Root abscess
Pulsatile
Supra sternum
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