Staged laparoscopic splenectomy and valve replacement in splenic abscess and infective endocarditis |
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| Authors: | Simsir Sinan A Cheeseman Sarah H Lancey Robert A Vander Salm Thomas J Gammie James S |
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| Institution: | Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, UMass Memorial Healthcare, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Splenic abscess is a rare clinical entity that is most commonly associated with infective endocarditis. Valve replacement in the setting of an unaddressed splenic abscess is associated with a high incidence of prosthetic valve infection and death. We describe 2 patients with infective endocarditis and splenic abscess treated by laparoscopic splenectomy followed by valve replacement. |
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| Keywords: | 35 |
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