Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  1997 Jan;30(1):92-96.

Aortic Root Replacement with Homograft in Behcet's Disease: A Case Report

• Moon HJ
• Ahn H

Abstract

The prognosis of Behcet's disease characterized by recurrent orogenital ulcers and ocular and skin lesions depends upon the complications in the central nervous system, the gastrointestinal tract and the vascular system. Cardiac involvement, especially aortic regurgitation, is quite uncommon and hemodynamic instability is usually treated with open heart surgery. But serious postoperative complications had been reported in many cases, which are prosthetic valve detachment, paravalvular leakage, conduction disturbance, and false aneurysm. Many efforts to prevent the complications have been made such as application of cryopreseved homograft. We have described an experience of root replacement with homograft in a 39 year-old male patient for prosthetic valve detachment because of Behcet's aortitis with a review of the literatures regarding treatment, complication, and prognosis.

Keyword

Behcet's disease; valve detachment; homograft

MeSH Terms

Adult
Allografts*
Aneurysm, False
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Aortitis
Central Nervous System
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Skin
Thoracic Surgery
Ulcer