title: [Surgical treatment of atrial septal defects by right anterolateral thoracotomy].
abstract: Motivated by esthetic considerations, the authors undertook surgical cure of atrial septal defects by a right antero-lateral thoracotomy in 80 patients with an average age of 24 +/- 13 years (range: 12-62 years) between 1984 and 1994. The pathologies operated were ostium secundum (62), superior sinus venosus defects (12), low atrial septal defects (2) and ostium primum lesions forming partial atrioventricular canals (4). Mortality rate was nil. The esthetic result was satisfactory overall. The authors suggest that a right antero-lateral thoracotomy provides an esthetic result whilst respecting the essential factor of maximal security.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cardiovasculaire et cardiaque pédiatrique, hôpital Marie-Lannelonge, Université Paris Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grinda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dervanian
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Folliguet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macé
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Neveux
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix; D004954:Esthetics; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Cure chirurgicale des communications interauriculaires par thoracotomie antéro-latérale droite.