title: Should Pectus Excavatum Alter Aortic Root Surgery in Patients With Marfan Syndrome? A Computed Tomography Scan-Guided Surgical Strategy Through Left Anterior Thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.raffa78@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giuseppe M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raffa
authors.affiliation: Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Lavinia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Monte
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012307:Risk Factors; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: 3-dimensional computed tomography; Marfan syndrome; anterolateral thoracotomy; aortic aneurysm; heart displacement; open heart surgery; pectus excavatum