Minimal Invasive cardiac Surgery: Small Submammary Incision.
- Author:
Seung Hyuck JUNG
1
;
Yong Chul SHIN
;
Yong Taek LIM
;
Byung Il KIM
;
Jung Ho LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Minimal invasive surgery;
Incision;
Heart surgery
- MeSH:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Catheterization;
Constriction;
Heart;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial;
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular;
Mitral Valve;
Skin;
SNARE Proteins;
Sternotomy;
Thoracic Surgery*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(1):96-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A cosmetic incision for minimal invasive cardiac surgery is described. Through a small submammary skin incision combined with partial low sternotomy some kinds of cardiac operations are possible without extra-difficulty but with excellent cosmetic effect, No special instruments nor techniques are required. By this method routine cannulations for cardiopulmonary bypass as well as aortic cross clamping bicaval snaring and venting of cardiac chambers are possible, We performed 5 cases of open heart surgeries using this approach which includes two cases of atrial septal defect closure one case of ventricular septal defect closure one case of pulmonic valvotomy and one case of mitral valve replacement.
