title: Double-Orifice Mitral Valve in an Eight-Year-Old Boy.
abstract: The case is described of an eight-year-old boy who required an operation for moderate mitral regurgitation due to a double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV). The DOMV, which was clearly demonstrated by transthoracic echocardiography, had a central fibrous bridge. Mitral valve repair using a 5/0 Prolene suture placed at the level of the superior commissure of each hole to stabilize the valve, and ring annuloplasty with Edwards Physio ring, was successfully performed. Intraoperative real-time transesophageal echocardiography showed the repaired DOMV to be without regurgitation or stenosis.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Segreto
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Salvatore
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiusaroli
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bizzarri
authors.forename: Cornelius
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Wyk
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Congiu
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000295:instrumentation; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome