title: Left atrial myxoma: extraction by robotic and vacuum assistance.
abstract: We report a single case of left atrial giant myxoma excision using the da Vinci S surgical system in a 47-year-old woman. A vacuum extractor device was designed to avoid tumor fragmentation or embolization. The myxoma was entirely removed under aspiration through the extractor device, achieving all the surgical tenets of myxoma excision.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez de Loma
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Valderrama Marcos
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Melero Tejedor
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: González González