title: Robotic resection of an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma.
abstract: Robotic technology has been applied to multiple cardiac surgical procedures. Purported benefits include decreased tissue trauma, reduced postoperative bleeding, fewer blood product transfusions, and shorter lengths of stay. We describe the case of a 50-year-old man with an incidentally discovered 1-cm mobile mass on the edge of the aortic valve noncoronary leaflet. The patient underwent robotic minimally invasive resection. The pathologic examination revealed papillary fibroelastoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. wooy@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Y Joseph
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Todd J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Grand
authors.forename: Stuart J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome