Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular fibroma.
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.
Araji
Omar A
OA
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Avenida Dr Fedriani 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain. oharaji@hotmail.com
Gutierrez-Martin
María A
MA
Miranda
Nuria
N
Barquero
José M
JM
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