Horizontal right axillary minithoracotomy: aesthetic and effective option for atrial and ventricular septal defect repair in infants and toddlers

Horizontal right axillary minithoracotomy: aesthetic and effective option for atrial and ventricular septal defect repair in infants and toddlers

Introduction: Congenital heart defects treatment shows progressive reduction in morbidity and mortality, however, the scar, resulting from ventricular (VSD) and atrial septal defect (ASD) repair, may cause discomfort. Right axillary minithoracotomy approach, by avoiding the breast growth region, is...

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Main Authors: Luciana da Fonseca da Silva, José Pedro da Silva, Aida L R Turquetto, Sonia Meiken Franchi, Cybelle M Cascudo, Rodrigo Moreira Castro, Walter José Gomes, Christian Schreiber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2014-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Comunicação Interventricular
Comunicação Interatrial
Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Minimamente Invasivos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382014000200123&lng=en&tlng=en

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