Minimally invasive surgical release of entrapped mapping catheter in the mitral valve.
Two cases of catheter entrapment in the mitral valve, which is a rare complication of pulmonary vein isolation, were successfully treated via robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.
Je
Hyung Gon
HG
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Jeong Won
JW
Jung
Sung Ho
SH
Lee
Jae Won
JW
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004724:Endoscopy; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome