title: [A successful surgical case of incomplete atrioventricular septal defect with pulmonary dysfunction].
abstract: A 58-year-old female with incomplete atrioventricular septal defect was treated successfully with surgery. We repaired the defect by closure of atrioventricular septal defect, suture of cleft and tricuspid valve annuloplasty. We adopted method of minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) expecting to preserve pulmonary function and to perform tracheostomy on early stage. After the operation she recovered with no major complications. It is suggested that MICS is effective method for patients with pulmonary dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Faculty of Medicine, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004694:Endocardial Cushion Defects / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged