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Minimally invasive cardiac surgery via a small right intercostal thoracotomy allowed safe and successful excision of a left atrial myxoma in a patient with prior substernal esophageal reconstruction.
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Minimally invasive cardiac surgery via right intercostal thoracotomy is a safe and effective approach for left atrial myxoma resection in patients with a history of substernal esophageal reconstruction, avoiding the risks of median sternotomy.
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Supports feasibility of right thoracotomy myxoma excision after substernal reconstruction; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before wider use.
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Yamabe et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Minimally invasive cardiac surgery via small right intercostal thoracotomy was evaluated on Surgical success and postoperative complications. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery via a small right intercostal thoracotomy allowed safe and successful excision of a left atrial myxoma in a patient with prior substernal esophageal reconstruction.
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