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Ministernotomy for aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
1Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin. izzat@cyberia.net.lb
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|May 13, 1999
Abstract:
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.