Right-sided partial sternotomy for minimally invasive valve operation: "open door method".
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.
Kasegawa
H
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Shimokawa
T
T
Matsushita
Y
Y
Kamata
S
S
Ida
T
T
Kawase
M
M
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*