Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2000 Jan;33(1):96-98.

Minimal Invasive cardiac Surgery: Small Submammary Incision

• Jung SH
• Shin YC
• Lim YT
• Kim BI
• Lee JH

Abstract

A cosmetic incision for minimal invasive cardiac surgery is described. Through a small submammary skin incision combined with partial low sternotomy some kinds of cardiac operations are possible without extra-difficulty but with excellent cosmetic effect, No special instruments nor techniques are required. By this method routine cannulations for cardiopulmonary bypass as well as aortic cross clamping bicaval snaring and venting of cardiac chambers are possible, We performed 5 cases of open heart surgeries using this approach which includes two cases of atrial septal defect closure one case of ventricular septal defect closure one case of pulmonic valvotomy and one case of mitral valve replacement.

Keyword

Minimal invasive surgery; Incision; Heart surgery

MeSH Terms

Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Catheterization
Constriction
Heart
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Mitral Valve
Skin
SNARE Proteins
Sternotomy
Thoracic Surgery*
SNARE Proteins