title: Mitral perforation: a rare cause of congenital mitral regurgitation.
abstract: In a 4-year-old boy with severe mitral regurgitation, cross sectional echocardiography combined with Doppler interrogation confirmed the presence of isolated perforation of the aortic leaflet of the mitral valve. The perforation was closed with a patch of fresh autologous pericardium. Serial echocardiograms taken postoperatively showed no regurgitation across the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Aksaray, Istanbul, Turkey. foztunc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oztunç
authors.forename: Irfan Levent
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Saltik
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Türkoğlu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*