Minimally invasive surgical closure for doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects through a right subaxillary thoracotomy

CONCLUSIONS A right subaxillary thoracotomy, providing a feasible alternative to median sternotomy, can be performed with favourable cosmetic and satisfactory clinical results for closure of doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defects.

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Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - December 13, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: An, G., Zhang, H., Zheng, S., Wang, W., Wu, Q., Xing, Q. Tags: Transplantation - heart Congenital Source Type: research