Key result
Myxoma resection via a port-access approach was successfully performed in a young patient with tricuspid valve myxoma, resulting in an uneventful postoperative course.
Case Report (n=1)
The port-access approach provides a minimally invasive alternative for tricuspid valve myxoma resection, potentially reducing the risk of intraoperative embolization.
May support minimally invasive resection in select tricuspid myxoma cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Tricuspid valve myxoma is extremely rare. An asymptomatic young patient discovered by chance an echogenic mass on the tricuspid valve by echocardiography, which was proved to be a myxoma. He underwent a successful myxoma resection via port-access approach. He had an uneventful postoperative course. Port-access approach is an alternative to conventional open heart surgical technique in terms of its minimally invasive purpose for myxoma resection. Moreover, it is of great importance in reducing the risk of intraoperative embolization and tumor implantation by minimizing the heart maneuver.
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Yuan et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Tricuspid valve myxoma (n=1). Myxoma resection via port-access approach was evaluated on Successful resection and postoperative course. Myxoma resection via a port-access approach was successfully performed in a young patient with tricuspid valve myxoma, resulting in an uneventful postoperative course.
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