title: [Mitral valve replacement through a right thoracotomy, with intact coronary artery bypass grafts].
abstract: A 68-year-old male who had previously undergone aorto-coronary artery bypass grafting was admitted for mitral valve surgery. Because of the presence of anteriorly placed intact coronary artery bypass grafts, we used right thoracotomy to replace the mitral valve. Cardiopulmonary bypass was established after cannulation of the femoral artery and bicaval cannulation, and continuous retorograde cardioplegia with cold blood was infused. Residual air was evacuated through left ventricular vent catheter and aortic air vent hole. Post operative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ihashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oosawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*