title: Congenital aortic regurgitation caused by a rudimentary noncoronary cusp: report of a case.
abstract: A 14-year-old asymptomatic boy was admitted to our department for investigation of a diastolic murmur which had been discovered by his family doctor during a routine examination. Echocardiography showed aortic regurgitation with dilatation of the left ventricle. Inspection of the aortic valve at the time of operation revealed normal left and right cusps with a rudimentary noncoronary cusp. An aortic commissuro-plication was performed and a new bicuspid aortic valve successfully reconstructed. His postoperative course was uneventful and he has been well and leading an active life since his discharge from hospital.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hioki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iedokoro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikeshita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques