Key result
Minimally invasive thoracoscopic transmitral resection successfully excised a left ventricular septal myxoma, resulting in an uneventful postoperative course without arrhythmia.
A transmitral approach through right anterolateral minithoracotomy can be successfully used for the excision of a left ventricular septal myxoma.
Single-case success suggests a viable minimally invasive option; leaves open broader applicability and safety in larger series.
Left ventricular myxomas are extremely rare. We report the transmitral approach through right anterolateral minithoracotomy for excision of a left ventricular septal myxoma in a 72-year-old asymptomatic man. A postoperative course was uneventful without arrhythmia. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2012; 1(3.000): 188-190]
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Kämmerer et al. (2012) studied this question. Minimally invasive thoracoscopic transmitral resection successfully excised a left ventricular septal myxoma, resulting in an uneventful postoperative course without arrhythmia.
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