title: Aortic Valve Leaflet Perforation After Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair.
abstract: We report on 3 consecutive patients who suffered significant aortic leaflet injury during minimally invasive mitral valve reconstruction procedures and who subsequently underwent reoperation in our institution. In all cases, aortic valves were preserved, and the perforated leaflets were repaired using autologous pericardial patches.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany. Electronic address: fitsum.lakew@herzchirurgie.de.
authors.forename: Fitsum
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lakew
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Clinic Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt, Germany.
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Urbanski
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome