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Case Reports
. 2013;56(4):167-9.
doi: 10.14712/18059694.2014.13.

Inadvertent complication of prosthetic valve surgery: leaflet perforation

Mehmet Dogan, Sadik Acikel, Ugur Arslantas, Tolga Cimen, Ekrem Yeter
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Case Reports

Inadvertent complication of prosthetic valve surgery: leaflet perforation

Mehmet Dogan et al. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove). 2013.
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Abstract

There are various complications of prosthetic valvular surgeries. Among them, leaflet perforation should be emphasized and brought to mind when there have been eccentric valvular regurgitation. In this report, we presented 2 cases of iatrogenic aortic and mitral valve leaflet perforation after prosthetic valve surgeries.

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