Citation

Aykut K, Kaya M, Acıkel U. Ann. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2013; 19(3): 222-224.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ozel Ege Hospital, Denizli, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Japanese Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23232298

Abstract

A 32-year-old man was urgently referred to our hospital with severe tricuspid insufficiency following a car accident. The completely flail anterior leaflet, due to the rupture of the papillary muscles, was revealed by a two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography. In the operation, we also detected a tear on the anterior leaflet and the rupture of numerous chordae tendineae of the other leaflets. Valve repair was not considered feasible, therefore the tricuspid valve was replaced with a 31 mm mechanical prosthesis. The patient's recovery from surgery was uneventful, and he was discharged on the seventh postoperative day.

Language: en