title: Left thoracotomy for emergent repair of ventricular rupture during mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Ventricular rupture is a dreaded complication of mitral valve replacement. We present a case of ventricular rupture that occurred during mitral valve replacement and was successfully repaired through a left thoracotomy approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis-East Bay.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Victorino
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: DeCampli
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ennix
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*