Infective aortitis associated with the nonpatent remnant of a ductus arteriosus

Infective aortitis associated with the nonpatent remnant of a ductus arteriosus

Infective aortitis is a rare condition, which occurs most commonly in association with some form of structural abnormality of the heart or vessel wall. We describe the successful excision of an infected, nonpatent remnant of the ductus arteriosus.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2003-09, Vol.76 (3), p.931-933
Hauptverfasser: Flapper, Walter J, Dixit, Anand S, Murton, Mark M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aortitis - microbiology
Aortitis - surgery
Biological and medical sciences
Ductus Arteriosus
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Infective aortitis is a rare condition, which occurs most commonly in association with some form of structural abnormality of the heart or vessel wall. We describe the successful excision of an infected, nonpatent remnant of the ductus arteriosus.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00453-3