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Mitral valve surgery in a patient with severe chest deformity and poor respiratory function can be associated with a high risk due to difficult access and postoperative respiratory failure. A 45-year-old man with scoliosis and respiratory dysfunction who had undergone previous omphalocele repairs presented with severe mitral regurgitation. Mitral valve replacement via right mini-thoracotomy was successfully performed. The minimally invasive approach was considered useful in this patient with anatomical difficulty and respiratory dysfunction.
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Kitamura, T., Edwards, J., Stuklis, R.G. et al. Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement in a patient with previous omphalocele repair and severe scoliosis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59, 117–119 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-010-0642-7
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