Treating a rare mid-term complication of transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a case report

We report the case of a patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation via left anterior mini-thoracotomy in whom a periapical subcutaneous collection appeared in the anterior thoracic wall 18 months after the procedure. The tissue defect was efficaciously repaired via intercostal art...

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Autores principales: Fraccalanza, Eugenio, Fin, Alessandra, Zingaretti, Nicola, Contessi Negrini, Filippo, Mazzaro, Enzo, Livi, Ugolino, Parodi, Pier Camillo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9116235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35601982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2022.2070490
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Sumario:We report the case of a patient who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation via left anterior mini-thoracotomy in whom a periapical subcutaneous collection appeared in the anterior thoracic wall 18 months after the procedure. The tissue defect was efficaciously repaired via intercostal artery perforator flap, preserving the thoracodorsal and internal mammary arteries.

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