Scalia D, Giacomin A, Da Col U, Valfre C
Division of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Ca'Foncello, Treviso, Italy.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1987 Oct;35(5):318-20. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1020255.
The patient's survival after minor strut fracture and migration of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthetic disc is presented. The operation was carried out in two stages: first emergency replacement of the mitral prosthesis and, later, elective removal of the dislocated disc.