Outlet strut fracture and leaflet escape of Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave valve.
Prosthetic valve fracture is a serious complication and may arise in patient post-valve replacement. We experienced an outlet strut fracture and leaflet escape of a Bjork-Shiley convexo-concave valve. We performed an emergency redo mitral valve replacement and successfully retrieved the fractured strut and escaped leaflet from superficial femoral artery and the abdominal aorta. The patient showed an uneventful postoperative recovery.
['Uchino|Gaku|G|', 'Yoshida|Hideo|H|', 'Sakoda|Naoya|N|', 'Hattori|Shigeru|S|', 'Kawabata|Takuya|T|', 'Saiki|Munehiro|M|', 'Fujita|Yasufumi|Y|', 'Yunoki|Keiji|K|', 'Hisamochi|Kunikazu|K|', 'Mine|Yoshinari|Y|']
D004452:Echocardiography D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis D006801:Humans D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D008943:Mitral Valve D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis D011183:Postoperative Complications D011474:Prosthesis Design D011475:Prosthesis Failure D012086:Reoperation D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Outlet strut fracture Leaflet escape Bjork–Shiley convexo–concave valve