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Robotic Mitral Valve Repair With Severe Pectus Excavatum
Amit Iyengar1, Cindy Song2, Omar Toubat2
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/iyengaramit.
JACC. Case Reports
|May 8, 2026
Summary
Robotic mitral valve repair is feasible in patients with pectus excavatum, a chest wall deformity. This approach offers a viable solution for degenerative mitral regurgitation despite surgical access challenges.
Area of Science:
- Cardiac Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
Background:
- Pectus excavatum presents significant challenges for cardiac surgery access and exposure.
- Robotic cardiac surgery is increasingly utilized but its application in pectus excavatum is limited.
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