Cannulation tactics in upper ministernotomy for the surgical treatment of congenital heart disease.
BACKGROUND
The present report describes the technique for "inverted L" upper ministernotomy with central canulation for the treatment of simple congenital cardiopathies and presents the initial results.


METHODS
Ten patients (mean age: 7 +/- 4.2 years; mean weight 29.1 +/- 13.5 kg) were operated on between January 2006 and July 2007.


RESULTS
All defects were corrected. No death was observed and no complication that required reintervention occurred.


CONCLUSIONS
The described technique showed to be feasible and safe for the correction of certain congenital cardiopathies, with less surgical trauma, besides the aesthetic benefit and an expectation of diminished thoracic deformity in the future.
Canale
Leonardo Secchin
LS
Setor de Cirurgia Cardíaca Pediátrica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. leonardo.canale@gmail.com
Monteiro
Andrey
A
Colafranceschi
Alexandre Siciliano
AS
Pinto
Divino Francisco
DF
D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000601:surgery*