Mitral valve plasty using left antero-axillary thoracotomy for a patient with pulmonary hypoplasia

We present the case of a 62-year old female who presented with dyspnoea caused by severe mitral valve regurgitation. Preoperative evaluation revealed unilateral primary pulmonary hypoplasia of the left lung. Mitral valve plasty was successfully performed without postoperative respiratory complicatio...

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Published in:European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2016-08, Vol.50 (2), p.385-386
Main Authors: Shimamura, Junichi, Yamamoto, Shin, Oshima, Susumu, Sasaguri, Shiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Axilla
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Lung - abnormalities
Lung Diseases - complications
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve - surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracotomy - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We present the case of a 62-year old female who presented with dyspnoea caused by severe mitral valve regurgitation. Preoperative evaluation revealed unilateral primary pulmonary hypoplasia of the left lung. Mitral valve plasty was successfully performed without postoperative respiratory complications, using a left antero-axillary thoracotomy approach resulting in excellent exposure of the mitral valve.
ISSN:1010-7940
1873-734X
DOI:10.1093/ejcts/ezv437