Minimally invasive posterior extrapleural thoracic sympathectomy in children with medically refractory arrhythmias

Jeffrey S Raskin; Jesse J Liu; Adriana Abrao; Katherine Holste; Ahmed M Raslan; Seshadri Balaji

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.03.041

Minimally invasive posterior extrapleural thoracic sympathectomy in children with medically refractory arrhythmias

Heart Rhythm. 2016 Jul;13(7):1381-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.03.041. Epub 2016 Mar 22.

Authors

Jeffrey S Raskin¹, Jesse J Liu¹, Adriana Abrao², Katherine Holste¹, Ahmed M Raslan¹, Seshadri Balaji³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
² Pontificial Catholic University of Goias, Goiania, Brazil.
³ Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27016476
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.03.041

No abstract available

Keywords: Extrapleural; Left cardiac sympathetic denervation; Medically refractory arrhythmia; Minimally invasive approach; Posterior; Video-assisted thoracoscopy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / surgery*
Child
Electrocardiography
Electrocoagulation / methods*
Female
Ganglionectomy / methods*
Humans
Male
Pleura
Thoracic Nerves / surgery*
Thoracoscopy / methods*