The Right Thoracic Incision: The Importance of Children’s Thoracic Deformity and Thymus Dysplasia

We have greatly enjoyed reading the published article by Chen and colleagues.1 They evaluated the safety and efficacy of the intraoperative device closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect (VSD) using the right thoracic minimal incision to right ventricle approach, and revealed a simple and effective procedure that does not require partial splitting of the sternum. In recent years, an increasing number of surgeons have explored minimizing operative trauma and improving cosmetic results.