Totally thoracoscopic surgical resection of left ventricular benign tumorCentral MessagePerspective

Objective: The study objective was to explore the feasibility and safety of totally endoscopic resection of a left ventricular tumor through small chest incisions without robotic assistance. Methods: Four patients with a left ventricular tumor (1 papillary fibroelastoma, 1 lipoma, and 2 myxomas) und...

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Main Authors: Kai Xu, MMed, Zengshan Ma, PhD, MD, Bowen Li, MMed, Zhenhua Wang, MMed, Han Song, MMed, Xiao Bai, MD, Xiangbin Meng, MD, Kai Liu, PhD, MD, Xin Zhao, PhD, MD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:JTCVS Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666250723001797
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Summary:Objective: The study objective was to explore the feasibility and safety of totally endoscopic resection of a left ventricular tumor through small chest incisions without robotic assistance. Methods: Four patients with a left ventricular tumor (1 papillary fibroelastoma, 1 lipoma, and 2 myxomas) underwent surgery with peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass. The mean age of patients was 58 ± 15 years. There were 3 female patients and 1 male patient. Through 3-port incisions in the right chest, pericardiotomy, bicaval cannulation, cardiac arrest, and atriotomy, left ventricular tumor resection was performed under thoracoscopy. Results: All patients had successful resections. The cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic crossclamp times were 110 ± 14 minutes and 58 ± 19 minutes, respectively. The length of stay in the intensive care unit was 38 ± 27 hours. There were no mortalities or complications in this cohort. Patients were discharged 7 days after the operation. Transthoracic echocardiography showed that the cardiac tumor was completely removed without any residue 3 months after surgery. Conclusions: Totally endoscopic left ventricular tumor resection without a robotically assisted surgical system is feasible and reproducible. This technique could minimize surgical trauma and achieves complete tumor resection.
ISSN:2666-2507