Left ventricular thrombectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopy.
We report a case of a 40-year-old male who had a left ventricular thrombus with impaired cardiac function. The thrombus was completely removed using a video-assisted thoracoscopy via a right mini-thoracotomy. This approach is less invasive, avoiding sternotomy and ventriculotomy which can cause postoperative complications.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Okayama, Japan. kochin0726@yahoo.co.jp
Koyu
K
Tanaka
Taichi
T
Sakaguchi
Genta
G
Chikazawa
Toshinori
T
Totsugawa
Hidenori
H
Yoshitaka
D000328:Adult; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*