Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair as the Treatment of Choice for Patients with Difficult Anatomies
10.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.1.55
- Author:
Marco RUSSO
1
;
Hamed OUDA
;
Martin ANDREAS
;
Maurizio TARAMASSO
;
Stefano BENUSSI
;
Francesco MAISANO
;
Alberto WEBER
Author Information
1. University Heart Center Zürich, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zürich University. mar.russo1987@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019;52(1):55-57
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Robotically assisted mitral valve repair has proven its efficacy during the last decade. The most suitable approach for patients with difficult anatomies, such as morbid obesity, sternal deformities, cardiac rotation, or vascular anomalies, represents a current challenge in cardiac surgery. Herein, we present the case of a 71-year-old patient affected by severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation with pectus excavatum and a right aortic arch with an anomalous course of the left subclavian artery who was successfully treated using a Da Vinci–assisted approach.
