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Total arch replacement in a patient with a tracheostoma through a reverse L-shaped partial sternotomy
Takeshi Kamada1, Kenji Minatoya2, Hitoshi Okabayashi3
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan. tkamada@iwate-med.ac.jp.
Abstract:
A conventional median sternotomy in a patient with a tracheostoma is susceptible to postoperative mediastinitis or graft infection after total arch replacement (TAR). An optimal surgical procedure has still not been established to circumvent these complications in such patients. We report a successful case of a 74-year-old man with a tracheostoma who received TAR through a reverse L-shaped partial sternotomy. This incision was simple and enabled us to secure an adequate operative field similar to that of a conventional median sternotomy. The patient was discharged without any evidence of infection or any other complications.
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