<p>Saphenous vein has been used successfully to repair the mitral valve in adults. We describe the use of a saphenous vein patch to repair a large defect in the anterior mitral valve leaflet in a child with infective endocarditis to avoid a mechanical mitral valve replacement.</p>

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Mitral Valve Leaflet Repair with Autologous Saphenous Vein in a Child with Infective Endocarditis

  • Jacques T. Janson,
  • Barend Fourie,
  • Pierre Goussard,
  • Helena Rabie,
  • Jinyong Kim

摘要

Saphenous vein has been used successfully to repair the mitral valve in adults. We describe the use of a saphenous vein patch to repair a large defect in the anterior mitral valve leaflet in a child with infective endocarditis to avoid a mechanical mitral valve replacement.