Left anterolateral thoracotomy for simultaneous correction of ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the aorta.
Three patients with ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the aorta were treated successfully by simultaneous correction of both anomalies through a single incision via a left transsternal anterolateral thoracotomy. (Texas Heart Institute Journal 1994; 21:158-60)
Chu
S H
SH
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Republic of China.
Chou
N K
NK
Chou
T F
TF
Wang
S S
SS
D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome