Combined cardiac surgery in a Marfan syndrome patient with severe scoliosis via lower hemisternotomy: a case report

Combined cardiac surgery in a Marfan syndrome patient with severe scoliosis via lower hemisternotomy: a case report

Abstract Background Scoliosis is one of the symptoms manifested by patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Deformity of the thoracic cavity due to severe scoliosis may cause difficulty during cardiac surgery in terms of the surgical approach and instrument manipulation; however, only a few reports have...

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Main Authors: Shun-Ichiro Sakamoto, Ryosuke Amitani, Yusuke Motoji, Takako Yamaguchi, Atsushi Hiromoto, Kenji Suzuki, Yosuke Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-07-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Marfan syndrome
Scoliosis
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01504-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01504-8

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