Upper Ministernotomy for Pulmonary Valve Repair

Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena; Ramón Pérez-Caballero; Ana Pita; Carlos Pardo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.054

Upper Ministernotomy for Pulmonary Valve Repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 May;107(5):e305-e306. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.054. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Authors

Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena¹, Ramón Pérez-Caballero², Ana Pita², Carlos Pardo²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: giljaurena@gmail.com.
² Section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 30414829
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.054

Abstract

Pulmonary valve repair in an adolescent through upper ministernotomy is reported. Several tips to enhance proper display of the valve in the surgical field are depicted.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Sternotomy / methods*