Another approach for aortic valve replacement through left thoracotomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a 54-year-old man with a history of esophagectomy and retrosternal esophagogastric anastomosis for esophageal cancer through right thoracotomy in whom cardiac failure developed due to aortic regurgitation. He underwent aortic valve replacement through a left thoracotomy with division of two great arteries and their strong traction toward the surgeon by stay sutures. He has been well for 3 years postoperatively in New York Heart Association class I.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Cardiac Output, Low
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Postoperative Complications
- Thoracotomy