Yang aortic root enlargement through ministernotomy in an obese patient

• Autores: Paredes-Acevedo, Freddy E., Martínez-Ninanqui, Franklin W., Morón-Castro, Julio, Ríos-Ortega, Josías C.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Seguro Social de Salud
• Repositorio: ESSALUD-Institucional
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.essalud.gob.pe:20.500.12959/5068
• Enlace del recurso: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12959/5068; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.circv.2024.02.004
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Aortic valve stenosis; Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; Annulus enlargement technique; Estenosis valvular aórtica; Cirugía cardíaca mini-invasiva; Técnica de ampliación de anillo aórtico; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.04

Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR) benefits avoiding sternal wound complications, prolonged hospitalization and reduced postoperative pain has been widely reported. The benefits of a small sternal incision in obese patients decreases the potential risk of sternal dehiscence otherwise present on a conventional sternotomy. Here we report the case of a 76-year-old woman with moderate obesity who was referred to our institution with severe degenerative aortic stenosis. She underwent aortic valve replacement with a novel technique for annulus enlargement through upper ministernotomy.