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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:1071-1073
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Accessory mitral valve tissue associated with situs inversus in an elderly patient

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kerckhoff Clinic Foundation, Benekestrasse 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
^b Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Clinic Foundation, Benekestrasse 2–8, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany

Received 27 November 2002; received in revised form 25 January 2003; accepted 3 February 2003.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +49-6032-996-2502; fax: +49-6032-996-2567
e-mail: matthias.roth{at}kerckhoff.med.uni-giessen.de

We report an unusual case of accessory mitral valve tissue associated with a situs inversus and missing obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. To our knowledge our patient is the only elderly patient with an accessory mitral valve with associated situs inversus undergoing surgical resection. The report emphasizes direct cardioscopy through the aortic annulus allowing precise excision of the abnormal tissue.

Key Words: Accessory mitral valve • Situs inversus • Cardioscopy