Zeki Yüksel GÜNAYDIN, Tuncay KIRIŞ, Melih ÜRKMEZ, Diyar KÖPRÜLÜ, Emre GÜREL

Successful surgical treatment of aggressive right-sided infective endocarditis in a chronic hemodialysis patient

Sağ taraf infektif endokarditi nadirdir. Bu yazıda, kronik hemodiyaliz hastasında, tekrarlayıcı pulmoner embolizm ile birlikte, agresif bir triküspit kapak endokarditinin başa- rılı acil cerrahi tedavisi sunuldu.

Kronik hemodiyaliz hastasında agresif sağ taraf infektif endokarditinin başarılı cerrahi tedavisi

Right-sided infective endocarditis is rare. In this article, we presented successful urgent surgical management of aggressive tricuspid valve infective endocarditis with recurrent pulmonary embolism in a chronic hemodialysis patient.

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