Background <p>The Konno procedure is an effective option for performing aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients utilizing an aortoventriculoplasty patch with a right ventricular outflow patch. However, re-do procedures are technically demanding and carry a non-negligible risk of surgical complications when the prosthetic materials are infected. We report a case of a patient who successfully underwent a re-do Konno procedure and an aortic root replacement for prosthetic valve endocarditis involving an aortoventriculoplasty patch.</p> Case presentation <p>A 21-year-old male patient had undergone multiple aortic valvular surgeries since childhood. The patient’s subsequent clinical course was complicated by prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by <i>Propionibacterium acnes</i> that occurred at the age of 19&#xa0;years, which was treated with antibiotics. Due to the occurrence of a subdural hematoma associated with recurrent endocarditis and exacerbated residual paravalvular leak, the patient was referred to our hospital to receive the appropriate multidisciplinary care throughout the perioperative period. After managing the intracranial hemorrhage, aortic root replacement along with reconstruction of the Konno patch and right ventricular outflow tract was performed using a fresh autologous pericardium. Postoperative echocardiography revealed hemodynamic stability without residual paravalvular leakage. Computed tomography revealed the absence of pseudoaneurysms. The patient was discharged uneventfully after six weeks of antibiotic treatment.</p> Conclusions <p>The re-do Konno procedure and aortic root replacement can be effective surgical options to resolve sustained infection with indwelling prosthetic materials.</p>

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Re-do Konno procedure and aortic root replacement for prosthetic valve endocarditis involving the aorto-ventriculoplasty patch: a case report

  • Hayate Nomura,
  • Shintaro Katahira,
  • Kota Itagaki,
  • Koki Ito,
  • Goro Takahashi,
  • Kiichiro Kumagai,
  • Yoshikatsu Saiki

摘要

Background

The Konno procedure is an effective option for performing aortic valve replacement in pediatric patients utilizing an aortoventriculoplasty patch with a right ventricular outflow patch. However, re-do procedures are technically demanding and carry a non-negligible risk of surgical complications when the prosthetic materials are infected. We report a case of a patient who successfully underwent a re-do Konno procedure and an aortic root replacement for prosthetic valve endocarditis involving an aortoventriculoplasty patch.

Case presentation

A 21-year-old male patient had undergone multiple aortic valvular surgeries since childhood. The patient’s subsequent clinical course was complicated by prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Propionibacterium acnes that occurred at the age of 19 years, which was treated with antibiotics. Due to the occurrence of a subdural hematoma associated with recurrent endocarditis and exacerbated residual paravalvular leak, the patient was referred to our hospital to receive the appropriate multidisciplinary care throughout the perioperative period. After managing the intracranial hemorrhage, aortic root replacement along with reconstruction of the Konno patch and right ventricular outflow tract was performed using a fresh autologous pericardium. Postoperative echocardiography revealed hemodynamic stability without residual paravalvular leakage. Computed tomography revealed the absence of pseudoaneurysms. The patient was discharged uneventfully after six weeks of antibiotic treatment.

Conclusions

The re-do Konno procedure and aortic root replacement can be effective surgical options to resolve sustained infection with indwelling prosthetic materials.