Pulmonary valve replacement through a left thoracotomy approach.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.064.
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Abstract
We report here the first case, to our knowledge, of pulmonary valve replacement being performed via a left thoracotomy approach in a patient with pectus excavatum who had 3 previous sternotomies. The merit of this approach and its feasibility are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Pulmonary Valve
- Thoracotomy