title: Repair of traumatic tricuspid insufficiency via minimally invasive port access.
abstract: We report on a successful tricuspid valve plasty using port-access minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) for severe traumatic tricuspid insufficiency caused by blunt chest trauma suffered 15 years previously. A combination repair procedure, consisting of cleft closures, plication of the anteroseptal commissure, and ring annuloplasty, was necessary to achieve valve competence and proved possible via port access without difficulty. Port-access MICS is an alternative approach for tricuspid valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan. kasahara@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: Mikihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawajiri
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yozu
mesh_terms: D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
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