AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT VIA LEFT THORACOTOMY AFTER AN ESOPHAGEAL OPERATION

Authors
TAKAHARA Y SUDO Y NAKAZIMA N
Citation
Y. Takahara et al., AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT VIA LEFT THORACOTOMY AFTER AN ESOPHAGEAL OPERATION, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 63(1), 1997, pp. 225-227
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
225 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1997)63:1<225:ARVLTA>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Aortic valve replacement was performed through a left anterolateral th oracotomy using cardiopulmonary bypass in a 59-year-old man who had pr eviously received esophageal resection with substernal reconstruction by gastric tube. Through this approach, injury of the reconstructed tu be was avoided and the valve replacement operation was safely performe d. We conclude that the lateral thoracotomy approach remains a valuabl e alternative for certain exceptional cases. (C) 1997 by The Society o f Thoracic Surgeons