[Traumatic rupture of the tricuspid valve. Its conservative surgical treatment]

Rev Esp Cardiol. 1992 Jan;45(1):64-6.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Tricuspid insufficiency caused by blunt chest trauma is rare and usually unsuspected clinically, early after trauma. Cross-sectional Echocardiography and Cardiac Catheterization are essential to establish the diagnosis. Therapy applied varies from repair to valvular replacement. We describe an 18-year-old boy with traumatic tricuspid regurgitation treated by reconstruction of the attachments of the anterosuperior leaflet and annuloplasty with a Puig-Massana ring. Six month after surgery he is fully recovered, although persist a moderate degree of tricuspid insufficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adolescent
  • Emergencies
  • Heart Injuries / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiple Trauma / surgery
  • Suture Techniques
  • Tricuspid Valve / injuries*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating / surgery*