1. [Caseous Calcification of Mitral Valve Annulus;Report of a Case].
- Author
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Izumoto H, Fukushima K, Hayashi T, Hori Y, Takiguchi M, Murayama T, Suzuki M, Komiyama N, and Ishihara K
- Subjects
- Aged, 80 and over, Calcinosis diagnosis, Calcinosis pathology, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Heart Valve Diseases diagnosis, Heart Valve Diseases pathology, Humans, Radiography, Thoracic, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Calcinosis surgery, Heart Valve Diseases surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation methods, Mitral Valve surgery
- Abstract
We report a case of an 80-year-old female presenting with a mitral valve tumor. Postoperatively, pathologic diagnosis was caseous calcification of the mitral annulus. In surgery, she successfully underwent a mitral valve replacement with a 20 mm mechanical valve. The importance of correctly making a preoperative diagnosis cannot be over-emphasized. Technical discussion on possibility of mitral valve repair and patient-prosthesis mismatch after mitral valve replacement is also made.
- Published
- 2016