Periareolar approach in female patients undergoing mitral and tricuspid valve surgery: An almost invisible surgical access.

Carlotta BregaEliana RaviolaFabio ZucchettaAlberto TripodiAlberto Albertini

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)

Periareolar minithoracotomy is a feasible surgical option in female patients, with excellent healing and cosmetic results and preserving the tissues of the mammary gland.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
aortic stenosis
patients undergoing
aortic valve
aortic valve replacement
minimally invasive
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
left ventricular
left atrial
gene expression
ejection fraction
coronary artery bypass
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
heart failure
surgical site infection