Left atrial giant myxoma resection with video-assisted minimally invasive method
Kerem Oral1, Mehmet Ezelsoy2, Süleyman Yazıcı2, Oğuz Konukoğlu2, Belhhan Akpınar1
1İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye
2İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Intracardiac tumor; minimally invasive cardiac surgery; myxoma.
Abstract
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery is a technique that is still in development. Video-assisted surgery with right anterolateral mini thoracotomy is one of the most frequently used techniques. In this article, we showed the removal of left atrial giant myxoma with video-assisted minimally invasive method from a 48-year-old female patient diagnosed after transient ischemic attack, and the repair of formed atrial septal defect and mitral regurgitation can be done in the same session without posing any additional risk to the patient from surgery.