Congenital Aortic Insufficiency due to Aortic Cusp Stretching: 'Kite Anomaly'
Senol Yavuz MD, Tamer Türk MD, M. Adnan Celkan MD, Vedat Koca MD,
Yusuf Ata MD,I. Ayhan Ozdemir MD

Aortic insufficiency may be either acquired or congenital. A 46-year-old male had a congenital pathology that caused aortic insufficiency due to a fibrous band stretching from the non-coronary cusp to the aortic wall. Aortic valve replacement was successful. At surgery, the congenital fibrous band was stretching the non-coronary cusp so that it prevented coaptation of the aortic valve. The situation was named by us as the 'kite anomaly'.