Key result
3-D multidetector computed tomography provides critical preoperative information that guides surgical strategy and reduces the risk of vital structure injury during reoperative cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Does preoperative 3-D MDCTA improve surgical planning and prevent injury to vital structures in patients undergoing reoperative cardiac surgery?
Does preoperative 3-D MDCTA improve surgical planning and prevent injury to vital structures in patients undergoing reoperative cardiac surgery?
Preoperative 3-D MDCTA in reoperative cardiac surgery provides critical anatomical information that guides surgical strategy and reduces the risk of catastrophic injury during sternal reentry.
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May support preoperative planning in reoperative cardiac surgery; leaves open need for prospective outcome validation.
Reoperative cardiac surgery is becoming more common surgery although it carries significant risk due to possible injury to vital structures under the sternum. Three-dimensional multidetector computed tomographic angiography (3-D MDCTA) allows identifying the relationship between the sternum and the mediastinal structures. Evidence shows that 3-D MDCTA guides surgical strategy and enables to perform this challenging surgery safely.
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Kaneko et al. (2013) conducted a review in Reoperative cardiac surgery. 3-D multidetector computed tomographic angiography (3-D MDCTA) was evaluated. 3-D multidetector computed tomography provides critical preoperative information that guides surgical strategy and reduces the risk of vital structure injury during reoperative cardiac surgery.
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