Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2005 Oct;38(10):714-716.
Tricuspid Replacement through Right Thoracotomy in Reoperation: A case report
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University. yhkim@hanyang.ac.kr
Abstract
- In an extremely enlarged right heart, the repeated midline sternotomy was considered to involve the risk of massive hemorrhage. A right thoracotomy provides a convenient and safe way to approach the tricuspid valve in patient who have had previous heart surgery through a midline sternotomy.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Late Reoperation Following Ligation of the Left Main Coronary Artery in a Patient with Infective Endocarditis
- Reoperation of Failed Tricuspid Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Due to Pannus Formation
- Open Heart Surgery Through other than Full Sternotomy in Adults
- Long-Term Result of Tricuspid Valve Replacement
- Minimally Invasive Redo Mitral Valve Replacement under Fibrillatory Arrest in a Patient with a Calcified Aorta and Patent Previous Bypass Grafts
