A right axillary thoracotomy is as safe and effective as a median sternotomy for the correction of simple congenital heart defects in adults. With lower trauma and better cosmetic results, this procedure provides a good alternative to the standard median sternotomy.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve replacement
- lymph node
- sentinel lymph node
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- ultrasound guided
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- early stage
- coronary artery disease
- locally advanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- thoracic surgery