Key result
Surgical excision successfully removed a large mobile papillary fibroelastoma from the aortic valve of a 68-year-old male, preventing potential embolic complications.
Population
68-year-old male patient presenting with chest pain, found to have a large mobile mass on the aortic side of…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
1 week post-discharge
Authors
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Supports individualized surgical decision-making for mobile aortic valve fibroelastomas; leaves open need for prospective data on management strategies.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Surgical excision of a large, mobile aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma is a safe and effective approach to prevent potentially life-threatening embolic complications.
Durmaz et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Aortic Valve Fibroelastoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Tumor removal and histopathological diagnosis. Surgical excision successfully removed a large mobile papillary fibroelastoma from the aortic valve of a 68-year-old male, preventing potential embolic complications.
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