Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2008 Dec;41(6):759-763.

Mitral Valve Replacement following Prior Left Pneumonectomy

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  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. hyun227@amc.seoul.kr

Abstract

Cardiac surgery in patients with a prior pneumonectomy has a high prevalence of postoperative complications and mortality. We have successfully performed a mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty in a 71-year-old man who had a left pneumonectomy 33 years previously due to pulmonary tuberculosis. We report this case with a literature review on the issue of the prevention perioperative pulmonary impairment, the technique of mitral valve exposure during surgery and postoperative rhythm disturbance.

Keyword

Mitral valve replacement; Pneumonectomy

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Humans
Mitral Valve
Pneumonectomy
Postoperative Complications
Prevalence
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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