title: Closed chest resection of left ventricular myxoma through thoracoscopic assistance.
abstract: We performed a totally endoscopic resection of a left ventricular myxoma using the Heart Port Endoclamp System and conventional endoscopic instruments in a young male patient. It is a feasible and safe procedure with good clinical results and an excellent cosmetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center, University of Economy and Technology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onurcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tarcan
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Köksal
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çomaklı
authors.forename: Gül Baytan
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Sezer
authors.forename: Gülser
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Günaydın
authors.forename: Hatim Yahya
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aybek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*