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Right Infraaxillary Thoracotomy for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Toshiaki Ito, MD, PhD, Atsuo Maekawa, MD, PhD, Satoshi Hoshino, MD, Yasunari Hayashi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 96, Issue 2, Pages (August 2013) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Right fourth intercostal small thoracotomy was made, and a videoscope was inserted through sixth intercostal space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Endoscopic view of the aortic valve through oblique aortotomy. The aortic valve can be exposed with several retraction sutures. A similar view can be obtained directly through thoracotomy wound. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 Postoperative photograph of a 68-year-old male patient. A small vertical wound is visible in the right midaxillary line when the right arm is raised. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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