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Early re-replacement after mitral valve replacement using the chimney technique in a child: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2023

Toshi Maeda*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
Hisao Nagato
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Shiga, Japan
Haruko Ishihara
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: Toshi Maeda, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-cho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo, 660-8550, Japan. Tel: +81 6 6480 7000. E-mail: tmsirius825@gmail.com

Abstract

Mitral valve replacement for small pediatric patients is technically difficult because of the small annulus and requires some technical ideas. The chimney technique is useful for supra-annular mitral valve replacement. We describe a paediatric case of early re-replacement owing to pannus formation after mitral valve replacement using the chimney technique.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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