Endoscopic Release of the Sternum in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Di Luozzo G, Schor J, Traad E, Williams D, Carrillo R. Endoscopic Release of the Sternum in Reoperative Cardiac Surgery. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2006, 21: 166-167. PMID: 16492277, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00200.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSternal reentryEndoscopic releaseProgressive coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseReoperative cardiac surgeryArtery diseaseCardiac surgeryValvular diseaseGraft closureCardiac surgeonsHigh riskVital structuresSafe methodSternumDiseaseReoperationPatientsSurgeryScarringReentrySurgeonsRelease