Mitral regurgitation as a late sequela of penetrating cardiac trauma.
A case of mitral regurgitation due to a stab wound to the heart in a nine-year-old boy is presented. The initial injury did not require operative intervention and was treated with closed tube thoracostomy alone. After six years and the development of progressive mitral insufficiency, a two-centimeter defect in the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve was repaired with a pericardial patch. He had an uneventful recovery and no regurgitation is present five years following the repair.
Wilson
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Department of Surgery, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo 43699-0008, USA.
Coyne
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Greer
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D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*