Left thoracotomy: an ideal approach for mitral valve replacement in patient with severe chest wall deformity.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 65-year-old woman with chronic diastolic congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and severe mitral valve regurgitation. She was not a candidate for percutaneous mitral valve repair and was turned down for an open heart operation by 2 institutions based on her severe pectus excavatum deformity. A left posterior lateral thoracotomy approach provided excellent exposure for central cannulation and replacement of the mitral valve.
Medical subject headings
- Funnel Chest
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Thoracotomy