Ann Thorac Surg 2005;80:1563
© 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Correspondence
Sliding Plasty for Extensive Resection of the Posterior Mitral Leaflet
Abe DeAnda, Jr, MD, FACS
a
,
John S. Ikonomidis, MD, PhD
b
a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, PO Box 980068, Richmond, VA 23298
b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, 409 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425
(Email: adeanda{at}vcu.edu; ikonomij{at}musc.edu).
To the Editor:
Mesana and colleagues [1] have provided a description of a technique for annular plication when there has been extensive resection of the posterior leaflet. Although we applaud the authors for their detailed description, it must be noted that this technique has already been described in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery by Barlow and colleagues [2]. Indeed, the technique described by Barlow and colleagues [2] has been referenced in a case report that involved a 7-cm quadrangular resection of the posterior mitral valve leaflet [3], and has been labeled as the "Wells sliding plasty." As such, we believe it is fitting that the technique described by Mesana and colleagues [1] should credit the work of Mr Wells [2].
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- Mesana T, Ibrahim M, Hynes M. A technique for annular placation to facilitate sliding plasty after extensive mitral valve posterior leaflet resection Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:720-722.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
- Barlow CW, Ali ZA, Lim E, Barlow JB, Wells FC. Modified technique for mitral repair without ring annuloplasty Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:298-300.[Abstract/Free Full Text]
- Demers P, Liang D, Miller DC. Simultaneous "Tirone David-V" valve-sparing aortic root replacement and radical mitral valve repair for the Marfan syndrome with Barlow syndrome Circulation 2003;108:e116-e117.[Free Full Text]
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