European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 3, 365-366, Copyright © 1989 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Successful reoperation in a fractured convexo-concavo 70 degrees aortic Bjork-Shiley valve
A Brutel de la Riviere, G Tavilla and F Vermeulen
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
A female patient was transferred to our unit with the suspicion of fracture
of her 70 degrees Bjork-Shiley valve. A successful replacement of the
broken device confirmed the diagnosis. In steep Trendelenburg position,
using femoral arterial inflow, the disc could be returned into the
operative field by temporarily declamping the aorta.