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Robotic Mitral Valve Replacement in Pectus Excavatum
Author(s) -
Onan Burak,
Bakir Ihsan
Publication year - 2016
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.12740
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , thoracotomy , mitral valve replacement , mitral valve , deformity , transesophageal echocardiogram , cardiology , surgery , thoracoscopy
Exposure of the mitral valve can be challenging using conventional sternotomy and thoracotomy incisions in patients with pectus deformity. We report the use of a robotic approach to replace a rheumatic mitral valve in a patient with pectus excavatum. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12740 (J Card Surg 2016;31:306–308)