title: Left-sided approach for cardiac procedure and thoracoplasty in a patient with Marfan syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of a 20-year-old female in whom we successfully performed a simultaneous Bentall procedure and thoracoplasty by initially removing only the left side of the costal cartilages. This modified sternal elevation technique offered chest stability and an excellent surgical view, and the postoperative course was satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. junichi.shimamura@gmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sudo
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013249:Sternum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013905:Thoracoplasty; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D055815:Young Adult