TY - JOUR
T1 - Right infraaxillary thoracotomy for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement
AU - Ito, Toshiaki
AU - Maekawa, Atsuo
AU - Hoshino, Satoshi
AU - Hayashi, Yasunari
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement has been performed via partial sternotomy, the parasternal approach, and anterior intercostal approaches. We successfully performed aortic valve replacement through a small right infraaxillary thoracotomy in 25 patients, with the aid of a thoracoscope and a knot-pusher. The patients were 9 men and 16 women with a mean age of 72.6 years. Our approach had better cosmetic results than traditional approaches through the anterior chest wall. This method did not require rib transection or sacrifice of the internal thoracic artery.
AB - Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement has been performed via partial sternotomy, the parasternal approach, and anterior intercostal approaches. We successfully performed aortic valve replacement through a small right infraaxillary thoracotomy in 25 patients, with the aid of a thoracoscope and a knot-pusher. The patients were 9 men and 16 women with a mean age of 72.6 years. Our approach had better cosmetic results than traditional approaches through the anterior chest wall. This method did not require rib transection or sacrifice of the internal thoracic artery.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 23910127
AN - SCOPUS:84881178603
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 96
SP - 715
EP - 717
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -