Surgical Management of Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Aortic Root Abscess.

This case report presents a pediatric patient with an aortic root abscess caused by group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus. After aggressive debridement of infected tissue, the continuity between the left ventricular outflow tract and aorta was reconstructed with autologous pericardium, and the aortic valve was replaced with a mechanical prosthesis using the Konno procedure with concomitant mitral valve plasty. We believe that radical resection of the abscess is an effective way to eradicate such a life-threatening infection. Copyright © 2023 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Shota Masaki, Hiroomi Murayama, Noritaka Okada, Motoshi Kozakai, Takuya Osawa. Surgical Management of Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcal Aortic Root Abscess. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2023 May;115(5):e113-e115

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