title: Severe tricuspid regurgitation following blunt chest trauma: indication for emergency surgery.
abstract: A 24-year-old man with polytrauma and severe posttraumatic tricuspid regurgitation due to rupture of all three papillary muscles was subjected to emergency operation 3 days after a car accident. At operation, all three papillary muscles of the tricuspid valve were reinserted. Severe tricuspid regurgitation after blunt chest trauma is an indication for emergency surgical treatment, and can be performed with a low operative risk.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasic
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: von Segesser
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jenni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*