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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

Minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement through a left anterior minithoracotomy in young patients with pectus excavatum. The procedure of choice.

Stelios Ioannou, George Shiakos, Volker Ocker, Andreas Rousounides, Ioannis Tzanavaros

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Stelios IoannouDepartment of Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Innovation Center of Apollonion Private Hospital, Lefkotheou Avenue 20, 2054 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
George ShiakosDepartment of Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Innovation Center of Apollonion Private Hospital, Lefkotheou Avenue 20, 2054 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Volker OckerDepartment of Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Innovation Center of Apollonion Private Hospital, Lefkotheou Avenue 20, 2054 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Andreas RousounidesPediatric Cardiologist, Medical Office, 215, Spyrou Kyprianou Ave, P.O. Box 25610, 1311, 2047 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Ioannis TzanavarosDepartment of Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Innovation Center of Apollonion Private Hospital, Lefkotheou Avenue 20, 2054 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Abstract

This case series presents two young patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation and pectus excavatum. Both patients underwent surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary valvulotomy, respectively, during infancy and remained under close cardiological monitoring thereafter. After the diagnosis of severe pulmonary regurgitation was confirmed, both were referred to our center for pulmonary valve replacement. Minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement was performed through a left anterior minithoracotomy. The swift recovery and return to daily activities observed in the presented cases suggest that minimally invasive pulmonary valve replacement through a left anterior minithoracotomy could indeed be considered the procedure of choice for patients with pectus excavatum.

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left anterior minithoracotomyminimally invasive pulmonary valve replacementPulmonary valve replacement

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PMID39119537
PMCPMC11308932

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