Minimal-access aortic and valvular operations, including the “J/j” incision

Background. We compared five current minimal-access approaches, namely, parasternal incision, transverse sternotomy, manubrial inverted “T” incision, incomplete mediastinotomy, and our “J/j” incision, to operations in matched patients, including aortic operations. Methods. In a case-control study of...

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