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Novel and Innovative Hybrid Technique for Type A Aortic Dissection
Published on: March 28, 2025
[Combined aortic root replacement and pectus excavatum correction in Marfan's syndrome]
M Shiraishi1, A Yamaguchi, A Tamura
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Japan.
Abstract:
A 53-year-old man with Marfan's syndrome was admitted for repair of annulo-aortic ectasia (58 mm). He had also severe pectus excavatum. The skin was incised along the sternal midline. The pectoral muscles were detached laterally. After the perichondrium and costal cartilages were resected bilaterally. the left-sided intercostal muscles and perichondrial sheaths were divided 3 cm lateral to the sternum. To place the retractor in parasternal position, excellent exposure of the heart and aortic root was enabled. The aortic root was replaced with a Carboseal graft. Chest wall reconstructions was completed by modified Ravitch procedure with Gore-tex sheet The patient was discharged after an uneventful recovery on postoperative day 14.
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