Closed chest resection of left ventricular myxoma through thoracoscopic assistance

Onurcan Tarcan; Pinar Köksal; Hakan Çomaklı; Gül Baytan Sezer; Gülser Günaydın; Hatim Yahya Uslu; Tayfun Aybek

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.044

Closed chest resection of left ventricular myxoma through thoracoscopic assistance

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1988-90. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.044.

Authors

Onurcan Tarcan¹, Pinar Köksal, Hakan Çomaklı, Gül Baytan Sezer, Gülser Günaydın, Hatim Yahya Uslu, Tayfun Aybek

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center, University of Economy and Technology, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 21620003
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.12.044

Abstract

We performed a totally endoscopic resection of a left ventricular myxoma using the Heart Port Endoclamp System and conventional endoscopic instruments in a young male patient. It is a feasible and safe procedure with good clinical results and an excellent cosmetic outcome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Heart Ventricles / surgery*
Humans
Male
Myxoma / surgery*
Thoracoscopy / methods*