RESUMEN

Iatrogenic injury to the aortic valve is a rare but frequently reported complication during mitral valve surgeries. Intraoperative 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (2D TEE) has a major impact in diagnosing these injuries, so that timely intervention is possible. However, 2D TEE has lot of limitations during the perioperative period, which can be overcome by the three dimensional echocardiography (3D-TEE). We report a case where 3D TEE has undoubtedly delineated the cause for distortion of aortic sinus after mitral valve replacement and helped in the successful outcome.

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Válvula Aórtica/lesiones , Prótesis Valvulares Cardíacas/efectos adversos , Válvula Mitral , Válvula Aórtica/diagnóstico por imagen , Puente Cardiopulmonar , Ecocardiografía Tridimensional , Ecocardiografía Transesofágica , Implantación de Prótesis de Válvulas Cardíacas , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Válvula Mitral/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiopatía Reumática/complicaciones