title: Cardioscopy and robotic assistance for the diagnosis of intraventricular endocarditis.
abstract: A 44-year-old male patient with an undefined mass in the left ventricular endocardium was scheduled for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Ventricular investigation and tissue biopsies were completed with the help of a voice-controlled robotic arm. Pathologic examination revealed non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. In addition to videoscopy, robotic assistance allows an easier diagnostic and therapeutic approach of intraventricular pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arbatli
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hendrickx
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Meester
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanermen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farhat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D012371:Robotics; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*