Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2007 Mar;40(3):232-235.

Surgical Management of Aortic Valve Injury after Nonpenetrating Trauma

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Korea. yhseo@chonbuk.ac.kr

Abstract

We present 2 cases of patients who underwent surgical repair and replacement of an injured aortic valve that was secondary to nonpenetrating trauma. Primary repair was undertaken on an 18-year old boy, but he had persistent moderate aortic regurgitation for five years after surgery. Another 64-year old man was treated successfully with surgical replacement of the aortic valve via employing a prosthetic mechanical valve. Attempts at valvuloplasty for the treatment of traumatic aortic valve injury have not been uniformly successful, and prosthetic valve replacement is recommended for repair, except for highly selected cases.

Keyword

Aortic valve, surgery ; Trauma

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Aortic Valve*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
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