Successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the ventricular rerouting patch after a Rastelli operation

We report a very rare case of successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the Dacron patch utilized for ventricular rerouting in a Rastelli operation. Vegetations were found on the right side of the patch associated with a large laceration. The patie...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2011-07, Vol.59 (7), p.483-484
Main Authors: Shiokawa, Yuichi, Nakashima, Atsuhiro, Tanoue, Yoshihisa, Tominaga, Ryuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures - adverse effects
Cardiology
Case Report
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Reoperation
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - surgery
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We report a very rare case of successful surgical treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis on the Dacron patch utilized for ventricular rerouting in a Rastelli operation. Vegetations were found on the right side of the patch associated with a large laceration. The patient underwent removal of the patch followed by reventricular rerouting and replacement of the right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit. The postoperative course was uneventful. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of postoperative infective endocarditis on this location.
ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-010-0716-6