title: Right Atrial Tumor Resection and Reconstruction with Use of an Acellular Porcine Bladder Membrane.
abstract: Malignant cardiac tumors typically have a grave prognosis; their resection with negative margins is optimal. We present the case of a 21-year-old woman in whom we surgically resected a primary cardiac sarcoma and reconstructed the right atrium with use of a porcine urinary bladder membrane-the MatriStem(®) Surgical Matrix PSMX. The patient recovered uneventfully. Six months postoperatively, the right atrial wall had retained its integrity. In addition to our patient's case, we discuss the benefits of using the MatriStem membrane in cardiac reconstruction.
authors.forename: Walid K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Abu Saleh
authors.forename: Odeaa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al Jabbari
authors.forename: Basel
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramlawi
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loebe
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D064593:Heterografts; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013552:Swine; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000166:cytology; D019459:Urothelium / Q000637:transplantation*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Biocompatible materials; cardiac surgical procedures; extracellular matrix/transplantation; heart neoplasms/surgery; sarcoma/surgery; tissue scaffolds; treatment outcome; urinary bladder