Key result
Thoracoscopy-assisted limited sternotomy successfully resects LV lipoma with no recurrence at 3 months.
Population
1 patient with a rare case of left ventricular lipoma.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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LV lipoma case raises caution for arrhythmic risk; leaves open management thresholds for pedunculated LV lesions.
Case Report (n=1)
Thoracoscopy-assisted limited sternotomy is a feasible and effective alternative to open surgery for the resection of left ventricular lipomas.
Sun et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left ventricular lipoma (n=1). Thoracoscopy-assisted limited sternotomy was evaluated on Recurrence of lipoma. Thoracoscopy-assisted limited sternotomy successfully resected a left ventricular lipoma with no signs of recurrence during a 3-month follow-up.
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