title: Congenital cleft of anterior tricuspid leaflet in adolescent.
abstract: The diagnostic findings and treatment of an isolated congenital cleft of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve in a 14-year-old boy are described. An atrial septal defect was closed by primary suturing, and the tricuspid valve was successfully reconstructed by De Vega annuloplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Sevket Demirel Heart Center Süleyman Demirel University Medical School Isparta, Turkey. okutanh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okutan
authors.forename: Turhan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Düver
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutsal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004452:Echocardiography; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*