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Kazuhiro Kurisu1, Toshiro Iwai, Yuichiro Kado
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan. kkurisu@qkn-hosp.jp
Abstract:
Cardiovascular surgery is challenging in patients who have previously undergone thoracoplasty because of severe chest deformity and impaired pulmonary function. We report a case of an octogenarian with prior left thoracoplasty, who successfully underwent surgical repair of an acute aortic dissection through a standard median sternotomy. We suggest that prior thoracoplasty might not necessarily be an exclusion criterion for aortic surgery in cases with adequate pulmonary function.
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