title: Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular fibroma.
abstract: We present a case of a cardiac fibroma affecting the base of the anterior papillary muscle resected under cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) instruments through the mitral valve. The surgical approach and instrumentation of previous case reports are reviewed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Avenida Dr Fedriani 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain. oharaji@hotmail.com
authors: Omar A
authors: OA
authors: Araji
authors: María A
authors: MA
authors: Gutierrez-Martin
authors: Nuria
authors: N
authors: Miranda
authors: José M
authors: JM
authors: Barquero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D016896:Treatment Outcome