Cardiac Transplantation and Consecutive Minimally Invasive Pectus Excavatum Repair.

Jaroszewski, Dawn; Eldeib, Ahmed; Gotimukul, Ashwini; Lackey, Jesse; Gaitan, Brantley; DeValeria, Patrick; Lanza, Louis; Steidley, D Eric et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Pectus excavatum is a common chest wall deformity with inward deviation of sternum and accompanying ribs. The depression can cause symptomatic cardiac compression, although the cardiopulmonary impact remains controversial. We present 2 cases of cardiac transplantation followed by modified minimally invasive pectus excavatum repair due to the hemodynamic consequences of the pectus deformity.

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