Key result
Robot-assisted minithoracotomy enables feasible surgical excision of left ventricular masses.
Why the study?
Left ventricular masses are rare and often require surgical excision due to embolization risk, but feasibility of robot-assisted excision is not well established.
Can isolated left ventricular masses be feasibly excised using a robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach?
Case Report (n=2)
Can isolated left ventricular masses be feasibly excised using a robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach?
Robot-assisted minithoracotomy is a feasible surgical approach for the excision of left ventricular masses such as myxomas and hemangiomas.
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Case reports suggest feasibility of robot-assisted minithoracotomy for LV masses; leaves open need for prospective trials before clinical adoption.
Left ventricular masses are rare entities that often require surgical excision when diagnosed due to the risk of embolization. We report 2 separate patients presenting with evidence of cerebral embolization both of whom were diagnosed with isolated left ventricular masses and underwent surgical excision through a robot-assisted approach. Microscopic pathology revealed a myxoma and hemangioma, respectively. Both cases demonstrate that left ventricular masses can be feasibly excised through a robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach.
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Martin et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Left ventricular masses (myxoma and hemangioma) (n=2). Robot-assisted surgical excision (minithoracotomy approach) was evaluated on Feasibility of excision. Robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach is a feasible method for the surgical excision of left ventricular masses such as myxoma and hemangioma.
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