OBJECTIVE: To report a new minimally invasive and cosmetic approach for partial @entity474 (PAVSD) repair. METHODS: From November 1997 to January 2000, six @entity1 with a mean age of 19.2 +/- 7.7 years underwent minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy for PAVSD repair. Left @entity338 was assessed on the beating heart before and after valvuloplasty. Commissuroplasty of the left AV valve and @entity955 repair were done in all @entity1 . RESULTS: There were no operative or late mortality, and no morbidity directly related to the thoracotomy approach. The average length of the incision was 8.3 +/- 131 cm. The arrest times averaged 32.8 +/- 8.3 minutes, and the cardiopulmonary bypass times averaged 66.0 +/- 9.0 minutes. One @entity1 had a mild to moderate @entity338 postoperatively. All @entity1 were free of symptoms during the follow-up. CONCLUSION: The minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy is a safer, more cosmetic and less invasive approach than median sternotomy for the repair of PAVSD.

Repair of partial XXXX through a minimal right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity338 :: ('MESH:D011665', 'Disease') :: ['atrioventricular (AV) valve regurgitation', 'left AV valve regurgitation'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial septum'] @entity474 :: ('MESH:C562831', 'Disease') :: ['atrioventricular septal defect']
@entity474 :: (MESH:C562831,Disease) :: ['atrioventricular septal defect']
