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Liver Laceration from a Diaphragmatic Suture in Minithoracotomy Mitral Valve Repair
Author(s) -
Hashim Peter W.,
Hashim Sabet W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12346
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrous joint , diaphragmatic breathing , mitral valve repair , surgery , thoracotomy , mitral valve , pathology , alternative medicine
Mitral valve operations are increasingly performed through minimally invasive approaches such as the right anterior minithoracotomy. To facilitate exposure with this technique, a diaphragmatic suture may be implemented. We describe a liver laceration caused by the diaphragmatic suture in minithoracotomy mitral repair and its successful nonoperative management with arterial embolization. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12346 (J Card Surg 2014;29:476–477)