Homograft Replacement in Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis(PVE) -One Case Report

심내막염 환자의 동종이식편 치환술 -1례 보고-

  • Park, Jung-Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovasular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital) ;
  • Park, Guk-Yang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovasular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Ung-Han (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovasular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital)
  • 박중원 (부천 세종병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 박국양 (부천 세종병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김웅한 (부천 세종병원 흉부외과)
  • Published : 1997.08.01

Abstract

Prosthetic valve endocarditis(PVE), although uncommon, is associated with significant mortality if the infection spreads into the paravavular structures with later abscess formation. However, combined antibiotic and surgical treatment is often successful. Accurate diagnosis by on echocardiography, effective myocardial protection during operation and increased surgical experience have improved the short-term and long-term outcomes for patients with PVE. A 35-year-old male had a history of replacement of aortic and mitral valve, and tricuspid annuloplasty on August 1994, was admitted due to sudden onset of aphasia, leftward deviation of both eyeballs and spiking fever and diagnosed of having PVE by echocardiography. Reoperation was done after 6weeks of antibiotic treatment. On the operative field, we could notice circumferential vegetation along aortic valve annulus, paravalvular leakage and abscess pocket. The mitral valve amlulus was healthy. The patient underwent redo aortic valve replacement using cryopreserved aortic homograft after radical debridement of infected issue. During the follow up of 7 months period the homograft was well functioning without recurrence of symptoms.

인공판막심내막염은 드물지만 합병증으로 판막주위가 감염으로 파괴되고 농양이 형성되는 경우가 있어 높 은 사망율을 가져온다. 그러나 적절한 항생제의 사용, 심장초음파 검사에 기초를 둔 조기 진단,수술시 효과적인 심근보호. 그리고 수술경험의 축적으로 인공판막심내막염에 있어서 보다좋은 장단기 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 35세 남자 환자가 94년 8월에 대동맥판막, 승모판막대치술과 함께 삼첨판륜성형술을 받은후 특별한 증상 없이 지내다가 갑자기 시작된 실어증, 양안구의 좌측편위, 고열로 입원하여 심장초음파 검사를 시행한 결과 인공판막 심내막염 소견을 보여 6주간의 항생제 치료후 수술을 시행하였다. 수술소견상 대동맥 판륜을 따라 증식물 소견과 판막 주위의 누출, 농양주머니가 형성되어 있었고 승모판막은 비교적 건강해 보였다. 수술은 감염된 조직의 전체적인 제거와 냉동저장된 대동맥 동종이식편을 이용하여 재대치 수술을 시행했다. 환자는 수술후 63일째 퇴원했으며 퇴원후 7개월 동안 외래 추적 관찰결과 특별한 이상소견 없이 지내고 있다.

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