title: Tricuspid valve repair in Ebstein's anomaly by posterior annular plication.
abstract: Two girls, aged 14 and 11 years, with Ebstein's anomaly, were treated by simple posterior annular plication of the functional annulus, without plication of the atrialized right ventricle. At follow-up after 15 and 12 months, both patients were in functional class I with no tricuspid regurgitation on echocardiography. This technique looks simple, safe, and effective, particularly for mild forms of Ebstein's anomaly, but the longevity of this repair remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yala Hospital, Yala, Thailand. somchaiwaikittipong@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Waikittipong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty; D002648:Child; D004437:Ebstein Anomaly / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography