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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1171-1173
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta

Mohammad Bashar Izzat, FRCS(CTh)a, Song Wan, MD, PhDa,b, Innes Y.P. Wan, FRCSa,b, Kim S. Khaw, MDa,b, Anthony P.C. Yim, MDa,b

a Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
b Department of Anesthesia, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

Accepted for publication October 8, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr Izzat, PO Box 33831, Rawda, Damascus, Syria
e-mail: izzat{at}cyberia.net.lb

Open heart operations in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta are associated with increased morbidity and mortality resulting from tissue friability and bone brittleness. We used a ministernotomy approach for aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta, with clear benefits and a satisfactory outcome.






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