Tricuspid valve incompetence caused by nonpenetrating thoracic trauma.
Tricuspid valve incompetence from ruptured papillary muscle or chordae as a result of nonpenetrating trauma is uncommon. Blunt trauma causing partial detachment of a leaflet from the annulus is very rare. We report the case of a young adult involved in a car accident who had these findings. Operative repair with resuture of the leaflet to the annulus and annuloplasty using a Carpentier ring resulted in complete recovery.
Noera
G
G
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Modena, Italy.
Sanguinetti
M
M
Pensa
P
P
Biagi
B
B
Cremonesi
A
A
Lodi
R
R
Lessana
A
A
Carbone
C
C
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*