title: Simultaneous repair of pectus excavatum and pulmonary valve implantation years after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
abstract: Although pectus excavatum is a common congenital abnormality of the chest wall, its coexistence with congenital heart defects is rarely encountered. In this report, we present a young adult who was re-operated for pulmonary valve regurgitation and pectus excavatum years after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. The surgical challenge and pitfalls are discussed along with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eylem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Can
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vuran
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey. ozyukselarda@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozyuksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeginsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosuyolu Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ceyran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011664:Pulmonary Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013905:Thoracoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Congenital heart disease; Pectus excavatum; Pulmonary valve insufficiency; Tetralogy of Fallot