[Subaortic fibromuscular tunnel following resection of accessory mitral tissue. Surgical treatment]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1989 Sep;82(9):1629-32.
[Article in French]

Abstract

When accessory mitral valve tissue obstructs the left ventricular outflow tract resection is considered a sufficient and definitive procedure. We report the unusual case of a child who had undergone such resection at the age of 4 years and who developed, over a few years, a recurrent subvalvular aortic obstacle consisting, this time, in a fibromuscular tunnel. In a second operation performed at the age of 12, a septal patch was inserted to widen the subaortic channel which was approached through a trans-septal infundibular route. Control examination showed a satisfactory pressure gradient and a sinus rhythm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Endomyocardial Fibrosis / etiology*
  • Endomyocardial Fibrosis / surgery
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Reoperation