| Literature DB >> 22186455 |
James Barnard1, Andreas Hoschtitzky, Ragheb Hasan.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22186455 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.064
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330