Pulmonary valve replacement through a left thoracotomy approach

James Barnard; Andreas Hoschtitzky; Ragheb Hasan

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.064

Pulmonary valve replacement through a left thoracotomy approach

Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jan;93(1):306-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.064.

Authors

James Barnard¹, Andreas Hoschtitzky, Ragheb Hasan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. jamesbbarnard@doctors.org.uk

PMID: 22186455
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.064

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pulmonary Atresia / diagnosis
Pulmonary Atresia / surgery*
Pulmonary Valve / abnormalities
Pulmonary Valve / surgery*
Thoracotomy / methods*