Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Jun 2003
Comparative Study Clinical TrialComparison of minithoracotomy and conventional sternotomy approaches for valve surgery.
To compare patients undergoing valve surgery through a minithoracotomy approach with a matched group undergoing conventional valve surgery. ⋯ These results suggest that valve surgery is feasible in many cases through minithoracotomy. Nevertheless, this approach increases surgical complexity and in this comparative study no significant benefit was shown.