title: Right-sided partial sternotomy for minimally invasive valve operation: "open door method".
abstract: A simple technique for minimally invasive valve operations is described. With a 10-cm midline skin incision, excellent exposure of both the mitral and aortic valves is achieved through a right-sided partial sternotomy, which enables us to perform easy repair or replacement of these valves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kasegawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawase
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*