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Aortic valve replacement via right anterolateral thoracotomy in the case of a patient with extreme mediastinal right-shift following pneumonectomy

We report on the case of a 68-year-old male patient with the history of right pneumonectomy due to bronchial carcinoma, who was referred for aortic valve replacement due to severe calcified aortic stenosis. Pre-operative chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) revealed an unusually pronounced media...

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Main Authors: Wilhelmi, Mathias, Rodt, Thomas, Ismail, Issam, Haverich, Axel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3622622/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23351283
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-20
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