Mitral valve replacement under video assistance through a minithoracotomy.
Minimally invasive techniques for mitral valve replacement offer an alternative for selected patients. In this report we present a woman with recurrent mitral valve stenosis, after mitral valve repair 10 years ago, who underwent mitral valve replacement through a minithoracotomy using stereo video assistance in combination with direct vision.
Benetti
F J
FJ
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Benetti Foundation, Rosario, Argentina.
Rizzardi
J L
JL
Pire
L
L
Polanco
A
A
D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*