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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718552
Aorto-Right Atrial Fistula after Minimally Invasive Tricuspid Valve Repair: A Report of Two Cases
Abstract
We experienced two cases of postoperative iatrogenic aorto-right atrial fistula (ARAF) after tricuspid valve repair (TVR) using minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) technique. In both the cases, the flow of ARAF passed through the sinus of Valsalva near the noncoronary cusp (NCC)/right coronary cusp (RCC) commissure or NCC to right atrium. The quality of the fine needle used in the MICS technique may be inferior to that used in conventional surgery; ARAF after TVR could be a unique pitfall with the MICS technique.
Publication History
Received: 07 July 2020
Accepted: 07 September 2020
Article published online:
13 December 2020
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