Short-term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Approach For Repair of Congenital Heart Defects

Mohannad Dawary, Alwaleed Althobaiti,Zainab Alayed, Mohammed Alhabdan, Zohair Alhalees, Maryam Alomair

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre,Riyadh 

Introduction:

Median sternotomy is the most common surgical approach used in Cardiac Surgery procedures in general. It provides the best surgical exposure; however, it has always been associated with concern of emotional and psychological distress and cosmetic unsatisfaction. Recently, there is a trend toward performing less invasive surgical approach for management of congenital heart disease