Y-incision aortic root enlargement in a double valve replacement through subaxillary vertical thoracotomy Subaksiller vertikal torakotomi ile çift kapak replasmanında Y-insizyon aort kökü genişletmesi

Çekirdekçi A., PARLAR A. İ., Özhan A., Akgül E., Eroglu M.

Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol.33, no.1, pp.106-108, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25876
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.106-108
  • Keywords: Aortic stenosis, aortic valve, heart valve prosthesis, minimally invasive surgery, mitral valve
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aortic root enlargement procedures are used to implant a larger aortic valve. Median sternotomy may cause complications, including dehiscence and mediastinitis. Cosmetic concerns of median sternotomy are minimized with minimally invasive approaches. Although the subaxillary vertical incision is not a conventional minimally invasive approach, it is favored since the incision is hidden in the subaxilla, and the thoracic integrity is preserved. Herein, we demonstrated that Y-incision aortic root enlargement can be safely performed in double valve replacement through subaxillary vertical thoracotomy in a 63-year-old female patient with better cosmetic outcomes and without compromising the replaced mitral valve.