title: Tricuspid valve repair by septal of posterior leaflet transposition.
abstract: We report 2 patients who presented extensive rupture of chordae tendineae caused by blunt thoracic trauma leading to flail anterior leaflet of tricuspid valve. Transposing a segment of septal leaflet in 1 patient and the posterior leaflet in the other patient onto the flail anterior leaflet's margin abolished massive tricuspid regurgitation. Fifteen and 33 months postoperatively the patients are in good clinical condition and the echocardiographic controls show a competent tricuspid valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baldovinos
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sezerman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Faidutti
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000601:surgery