title: Pulmonary valve replacement through a left thoracotomy approach.
abstract: We report here the first case, to our knowledge, of pulmonary valve replacement being performed via a left thoracotomy approach in a patient with pectus excavatum who had 3 previous sternotomies. The merit of this approach and its feasibility are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. jamesbbarnard@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoschtitzky
authors.forename: Ragheb
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasan
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*