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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:1400-1401
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Less invasive aortic root replacement

Stephen Westaby, FRCSa, Takahiro Katsumata, MD, PhDa, Ahmed Arifi, FRCSa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication April 18, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Mr Westaby, Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, England

We performed aortic root replacement using partial upper sternotomy in a patient with Marfan’s syndrome. This approach was necessary because of severe pectus excavatum and spinal deformities. Although this method is technically feasible, we would not advocate it for routine use.




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