Minimally Invasive Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

We describe available techniques and routes of access as well as the lesions amenable for minimally invasive repairs. Mainly derived from case series and smaller retrospective studies, we report available evidence on outcome especially in comparison to conventional repairs via median sternotomy. We highlight the unique challenges that arise from the wide range of lesions as well as from the spectrum of patients ranging from infant to adulthood and describe ways to mitigate those.PMID:38081499 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.032
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research