Design
Case report and literature review
Follow-up
Postoperative day 6
Key result
Surgical excision of a huge right ventricular myxoma and tricuspid annuloplasty repair were successfully performed in a 15-year-old female, with the patient discharged in good condition on postoperative day 6.
Authors
Loading...
Right ventricular myxoma may explain exertional syncope and heart failure in adolescents; extends sparse pediatric ventricular myxoma reports but remains hypothesis-generating.
Case Report (n=1)
Early echocardiography and multimodality imaging are essential for the diagnosis and surgical planning of rare right ventricular myxomas, which may lack contrast enhancement due to internal hemorrhage.
Deebis et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Right ventricular myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision and tricuspid annuloplasty repair was evaluated on Successful resection of the mass and patient recovery. Surgical excision of a huge right ventricular myxoma and tricuspid annuloplasty repair were successfully performed in a 15-year-old female, with the patient discharged in good condition on postoperative day 6.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: