Double-patch closure using gelatin resorcine formol glue of a ventricular septal perforation following acute myocardial infarction.

Abstract

Complete closure is most important when attempting acute-phase closure of a ventricular septal perforation following acute myocardial infarction. Here, we present a case of a 76-year-old male with a ventricular septal perforation following acute myocardial infarction. The ventricular septal perforation was repaired by stitching small and large bovine pericardial patches onto the affected septum from the side of the left ventricle, then cementing the two patches together with gelatin resorcine formol glue injected into the space between them. Complete closure of the ventricular septal perforation was accomplished. Simultaneously, right coronary artery bypass grafting was performed using a saphenous vein. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged, with a favorable post-discharge course for 24 months to date after surgery.

• Authors: Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Kuniyoshi Ohara, Masaki Nie, Shinzo Torii, Hiroshi Imai, Hirokuni Yoshimura
• Journal: The Japanese journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai zasshi (Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 50 Issue 7 Pg. 294-7 (Jul 2002) ISSN: 1344-4964 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 12166269 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Drug Combinations
• Resorcinols
• Tissue Adhesives
• gelatin-resorcinol-formaldehyde tissue adhesive
• Formaldehyde
• Gelatin

Topics

• Aged
• Cardiac Surgical Procedures (methods)
• Drug Combinations
• Formaldehyde (therapeutic use)
• Gelatin (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Resorcinols (therapeutic use)
• Tissue Adhesives (therapeutic use)
• Ventricular Septal Rupture (surgery)