Abstract
A 77-year-old man successfully underwent aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthesis through a right thoracotomy. Right thoracotomy was utilized because the patient had previously undergone esophagectomy with reconstruction of a substernal gastric tube for esophageal cancer as well as total laryngectomy with tracheostoma formation for laryngeal cancer. Thus, even in a situation in which conventional median sternotomy was difficult, a good outcome for aortic valve replacement was achieved through an alternate approach. This case highlights the need to consider patient history when selecting a surgical approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 271-273 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 94 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2012 |