Complex mitral valve repair in a patient with surgically corrected pectus excavatum: a case report
Our case report on complex mitral valve repair with concomitant Nuss bar reimplantation demonstrates the feasibility and safety of this procedure in challenging scenarios. The median sternotomy approach is safe for urgent open-heart surgery, even in patients with a previously corrected sternum due to PEx.
Authors
- Ta-Chung Shen
- Yeung‐Leung Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-1419)
- Chan-Yang Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-7664)
Institutions
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-025-03594-5
- Primary Topic
- Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00