title: Aortopulmonary window with subaortic fibrous stenosis and septal defect: surgery through a minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy.
abstract: Aortopulmonary window with subaortic stenosis and ventricular septal defect is an uncommon congenital cardiac malformation that is repaired using cardiopulmonary bypass. The authors describe a 3-year-old patient on whom we performed surgery through a minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy. This minimally invasive surgery is likely to be applicable in a few cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321 East Zhong Shan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Qing-Guo
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dong-Jin
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001365:Axilla; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D021922:Discrete Subaortic Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013908:Thoracotomy