Right sided partial sternotomy for minimally invasive valve operation 'open door method'

Hitoshi Kasegawa, Tomoki Shimokawa, Yasushi Matsushita, Satoshi Kamata, Takao Ida, Mitsuhiko Kawase

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Abstract

A simple technique for minimally invasive valve operations is described. With a 10-cm midline skin incision excellent exposure of both the mitral and aortic valves is achieved through a right-sided partial sternotomy, which enables us to perform easy repair or replacement of these valves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)569-570
Number of pages2
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume65
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1998
Externally publishedYes

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