Mitral valve repair after excision of a fibrolipoma

A 2-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation associated with a mass originating from the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is reported. Excision of the tumor and mitral valve repair was performed. Four years later the child remains asymptomatic with no recurrence of the tumor or regurgit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1998-11, Vol.66 (5), p.1808-1809
Hauptverfasser:	Caralps, Josep M, Martı́, Vicens, Ferrés, Pere, Ruyra, Xavier, Subirana, M.Teresa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Heart Neoplasms - complications Heart Neoplasms - surgery Humans Lipoma - complications Lipoma - surgery Male Medical sciences Methods Mitral Valve - surgery Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:	A 2-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation associated with a mass originating from the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is reported. Excision of the tumor and mitral valve repair was performed. Four years later the child remains asymptomatic with no recurrence of the tumor or regurgitation.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00916-3