title: Severe isolated tricuspid insufficiency due to tricuspid papillary muscle rupture after a fall from a horse: treatment with port access minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
abstract: We report on the successful treatment of tricuspid valve insufficiency due to blunt chest injury using port-access minimally invasive cardiac surgery. The optimal surgical treatment of traumatic valvular insufficiency is discussed, including a brief review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, O.L.V Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kürsad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Öz
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, O.L.V Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mayeran
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, O.L.V Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Praet
authors.affiliation: Departments of Anesthesiology, O.L.V Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Codens
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, O.L.V Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanerman
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000818:Animals; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D062666:Vascular Access Devices