Quadrangular Resection of the Tricuspid Valve.
10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.1.60
- Author:
Jae Ho KIM
1
;
Young Sam KIM
;
Yong Han YOON
;
Joung Taek KIM
;
Kwang Ho KIM
;
Wan Ki BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Korea. wkbaek@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tricuspid valve surgery;
Valve disease;
Endocarditis
- MeSH:
Endocarditis;
Freedom;
Mitral Valve;
Prolapse;
Tricuspid Valve;
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2013;46(1):60-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Quadrangular resection is the gold standard technique for correction of the posterior leaflet prolapse in mitral valve disease. Prompted by the idea that the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve corresponds to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve in its structure and function, we conducted a quadrangular resection of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve in a case of tricuspid endocarditis. Tricuspid regurgitation was well corrected, and the durability of the repair was proven by the patient's freedom from cardiac events for the following 8 years.
