title: Combined Minimally Invasive Redo Mitral Surgery and Pectus Excavatum Correction.
abstract: We present a technique of mitral valve surgery performed in a patient with severe pectus excavatum and previous Bentall surgery. Neither redo sternotomy nor conventional right minithoracotomy were thought to provide adequate surgical access to the mitral valve. We therefore opted for a combined procedure comprising sternal reconstruction and right minithoracotomy mitral valve replacement. The mitral valve was replaced and the sternum reconstructed according to the Ravitch technique.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vola
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grinberg
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Kasra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Azarnoush
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Favre
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Hôpital Nord, Saint Etienne University Hospital, St-Priest-en-Jarez, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tiffet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome