title: Multiple triangular resection: a reliable technique for correction of multiple prolapse of the mitral valve.
abstract: Quadrangular resection of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve is a well-established technique for the treatment of mitral regurgitation from prolapse of P2. Recently, Suri described triangular resection of the prolapsing scallop, a technique that, avoiding the plication of the annulus corresponding to the resected leaflet, maintains the geometry of the mitral annulus, allowing a more physiologic function of the mitral valve. In this paper, we report multiple triangular resection for the treatment of multiple prolapse of the posterior leaflet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Giuseppe Mazzini Hospital, Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregorini
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chiappini
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Remigis
authors.forename: Licia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciocca
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giancola
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Minuti
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Pietrantonio
authors.forename: Srdan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavicevic
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzola
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*