Abstract
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery techniques offer better cosmesis, quicker recovery,
and shorter hospital stay when compared with sternotomy. Large cardiac tumours have
been traditionally resected via sternotomy to provide adequate surgical exposure,
complete surgical resection, and prevent tumour fragmentation. We describe a patient
with advanced multiple sclerosis and wheelchair dependence with a massive obstructive
left atrial tumour who underwent successful minimally invasive en bloc resection with
an uncomplicated postoperative course.
Résumé
Les techniques de chirurgie cardiaque minimalement invasives offrent un meilleur résultat
esthétique, un rétablissement plus rapide et un séjour à l’hôpital plus court comparativement
à la sternotomie. La résection des tumeurs cardiaques de grande taille est traditionnellement
réalisée par sternotomie afin d’offrir une exposition chirurgicale appropriée, une
résection chirurgicale complète et de prévenir la fragmentation de la tumeur. Nous
décrivons le cas d’un patient souffrant de sclérose en plaques avancée et dépendant
d’un fauteuil roulant et ayant une tumeur obstructive massive de l’oreillette gauche
qui, après avoir subi avec succès une résection monobloc minimalement invasive a eu
une phase postopératoire non compliquée.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: February 12, 2016
Accepted:
February 7,
2016
Received:
December 3,
2015
Footnotes
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© 2016 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
