Key result
Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection successfully treats an atrial septal foregut cyst with discharge by postoperative day 5.
Why the study?
Optimal surgical management of atrial septal foregut cysts is not well established, with uncertainty about the feasibility of complete thoracoscopic resection.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report demonstrates that an atrial septal foregut cyst can be safely and completely resected using video-assisted thoracoscopy rather than requiring simple decompression.
May support thoracoscopic resection for atrial foregut cysts; hypothesis-generating, requiring larger series before adoption.
A 50-year-old female was incidentally found to have a 33×26 mm cystic-solid space-occupying lesion in the atrial septum on physical examination. She underwent complete resection via right intercostal video-assisted thoracoscopy, with endotracheal tube removal in the operating room. Postoperative pathology verified a foregut cyst. The patient recovered well and was discharged on postoperative day 5. This case proves such lesions can be radically resected thoracoscopically instead of receiving simple decompression and drainage.
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Xu et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Atrial septal foregut cyst (n=1). Complete resection via right intercostal video-assisted thoracoscopy was evaluated on Recovery and discharge. Complete resection of an atrial septal foregut cyst via right intercostal video-assisted thoracoscopy was successfully performed, resulting in good recovery and discharge on postoperative day 5.
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