Minimally invasive right anterolateral minithoracotomy is a feasible approach for multiple valve surgery, allowing for rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation and fast recovery.
Supports feasibility of minithoracotomy in multiple valve surgery; leaves open need for comparative trials before wider adoption.
Nowadays minimally invasive surgery represents an accepted technique to treat heart valve disease. We report a case of surgical correction of multiple valve disease in a 61-year-old woman through a minimally invasive right anterolateral minithoracotomy. The intervention was performed under transesophageal echocardiography and videoscopic guidance. High thoracic epidural anesthesia allowed a rapid weaning from mechanical ventilation and a faster recovery.
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