Simultaneous repair of severe pectus excavatum and aortic valve replacement following previous open-heart surgery.
A 60-year-old man with a severe degree of pectus excavatum and previous coronary artery surgery required aortic valve replacement. At operation the sternal wires were found to be densely adherent to the aortic wall. We describe the surgical technique, which was carried out uneventfully.
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Joseph P. Whithead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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Bostwick
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D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic