Sutured wound in myxomatous mitral valve one month after repair surgery: Report of two cases

Citation
M. Nakayama et al., Sutured wound in myxomatous mitral valve one month after repair surgery: Report of two cases, SURG TODAY, 29(8), 1999, pp. 811-812
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SURGERY TODAY-THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY
ISSN journal
09411291 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
811 - 812
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-1291(1999)29:8<811:SWIMMV>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
There have been no reports concerning wound healing at the site of the sutu re line in myxomatous leaflets. We microscopically studied the sutured woun ds in two myxomatous posterior mitral leaflets which underwent quadrangular resection of the frail middle segment followed by primary suture. The sutu red wounds had a thick scar which was abundant in collagen fibers about 1 m onth after the repair surgery. This suggests that severe myxomatous degener ation itself would not be a cause of wound dehiscence, and that a sutured w ound could be a cause of rigidity and deformity of leaflets.