MITRAL-VALVE REPAIR THROUGH COMBINED LEFT ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR APPROACH FOR CONGENITAL MITRAL-STENOSIS

Authors
INABA H FURUSE A KUBOTA H KOTSUKA Y YAGYU K KAWAUCHI M
Citation
H. Inaba et al., MITRAL-VALVE REPAIR THROUGH COMBINED LEFT ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR APPROACH FOR CONGENITAL MITRAL-STENOSIS, The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 45(6), 1997, pp. 313-315
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Surgery
Journal title
The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
01716425
Volume
45
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
313 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-6425(1997)45:6<313:MRTCLA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A 3-year-old boy underwent mitral valve repair for congenital mitral s tenosis through combined superior-septal atriotomy and apical left ven triculotomy. The operation was performed safely with excellent exposur e of the subvalvular apparatus by the ventricular approach, while suff icient visualization of the valvular lesion was obtained by the atrial approach. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated normal left-ven tricular motion and no residual mitral stenosis.