title: Resection of left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma through thoracoscopic-assisted minithoracotomy.
abstract: Although a mobile papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricle should be excised to prevent systemic embolism, difficulties in surgical exposure of a left ventricular mass are not uncommon. Herein, we report a minimally invasive approach for resecting left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma using thoracoscopic assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-040, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Gon
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Je
authors.forename: Yun Seok
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Jae Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome