title: Repair of very severe tricuspid regurgitation following detachment of the tricuspid valve.
abstract: We report on the case of 5-year-old girl with severe tricuspid regurgitation following previous repair of double outlet right ventricle with subaortic ventricular septal defect, performed through trans-atrial approach using detachment of tricuspid valve leaflet. The severe tricuspid regurgitation was found to be due to dehiscence at the site of the previous detachment and was repaired using a pericardial patch. In this report, we discuss the relative merits and risks of using this technique.
authors.affiliation: Aswan Heart Centre, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aswan, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahgoub
authors.affiliation: Aswan Heart Centre, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Aswan, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.affiliation: Aswan Heart Centre, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aswan, Egypt.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Simry
authors.affiliation: Aswan Heart Centre, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aswan, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hatem
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosny