title: [Traumatic rupture of the tricuspid valve. Its conservative surgical treatment].
abstract: Tricuspid insufficiency caused by blunt chest trauma is rare and usually unsuspected clinically, early after trauma. Cross-sectional Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheterization are essential to establish the diagnosis. Therapy applied varies from repair to valvular replacement. We describe an 18-year-old boy with traumatic tricuspid regurgitation treated by reconstruction of the attachments of the anterosuperior leaflet and annuloplasty with a Puig-Massana ring. Six month after surgery he is fully recovered, although persist a moderate degree of tricuspid insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naja
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barriuso
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ninot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez Useros
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nolla
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pomar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mulet
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D004630:Emergencies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Rotura traumática de la válvula tricúspide. Tratamiento quirúrgico conservador.