[A successful case of valve-sparing surgery for tricuspid valve endocarditis]

A successful repair for infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is presented. A 35-year-old man was referred to our hospital complaining of high fever despite antibiotic chemotherapy. Lung scan showed multiple thromboembolism. Blood cultures revealed staphylococcus aureus. Echocardiography showed vegetations attached to the tricuspid valve and severe tricuspid regurgitation. Conservative surgery such as vegetectomy and DeVega's annuloplasty was successfully carried out. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. The conservative surgery might provide a satisfactory result in the selected cases with localized vegetation and minimum valve involvement.