Endomyocardial fibrosis from a surgical standpoint.
Successful surgical correction was accomplished in a 12-year-old boy with proved endomyocardial fibrosis. Pathological features and the role of surgical therapy in the management of this lesion are discussed. This report presents one of the youngest patients who has undergone endocardiectomy and valve replacement for right-sided endomyocardial fibrosis.
D002648:Child; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery