Tien Anh Do, Bao Tuan Luong, Tran Thuy Nguyen, Phong Ba Nguyen, Huyen Nhu Thi Luong, Viet Bang Nguyen, Minh Ngoc Le, Duong Ha Thai Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc Le
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Abstract
Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of minimally invasive surgery via a vertical infra-axillary incision for complete tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) correction.
Methods: In a study conducted from April to October 2023, 33 patients with TOF underwent total repair using this approach. On average, the patient age was 5.94 ± 2.68 months, weight was 6.49 ± 0.97 kg, and mean z-score index for the pulmonary valve annulus was -1.38 ± 0.92. Results also highlighted abnormal coronary artery pathways in 18.2% of cases, including 1 patient with dextrocardia and situs inversus.
Results: The average incision length was 4.01 ± 0.6 cm, with bypass and clamping times of 95.42 ± 33.19 min and 69.24 ± 28.15 min, respectively. Preservation of the pulmonary valve annulus was achieved in 67% of patients. No postoperative deaths occurred, and there were no significant ventilation differences between groups. After surgery, no severe pulmonary valve regurgitation was observed, with patients remaining in excellent condition throughout the 7-month follow-up. The pulmonary valve pressure gradient after the procedure was 23.97 ± 10.65 mm Hg, and no heart failure cases were reported per the Ross classification at the latest follow-up.
Conclusions: The vertical infra-axillary incision approach for total TOF repair is safe, effective, and cosmetically advantageous.
期刊介绍:
Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is the first journal whose main mission is to disseminate information specifically about advances in technology and techniques that lead to less invasive treatment of cardiothoracic and vascular disease. It delivers cutting edge original research, reviews, essays, case reports, and editorials from the pioneers and experts in the field of minimally invasive cardiothoracic and vascular disease, including biomedical engineers. Also included are papers presented at the annual ISMICS meeting. Official Journal of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery