Reoperation for a congenital heart defect and simultaneous repair for a severe form of pectus excavatum.
A 12-year-old boy was referred for treatment of severe mitral regurge. The boy had already undergone two previous operations. A reduced exercise capacity was measured. Lung function was severely affected and exhibited a reduced forced vital capacity. Because access to the heart after previous surgery together with the severe chest malformation required a sternotomy, the authors opted for a simultaneous chest wall reconstruction as in a Ravitch repair.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Lazarettstrasse, 36, 80636, Munich, Germany. schreiber@dhm.mhn.de
Christian
C
Schreiber
Jürgen
J
Hörer
Sohrab
S
Fratz
Alfred
A
Hager
Stephan
S
Kellnar
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014797:Vital Capacity