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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:S160-S165
© 1998 Elsevier Science NL

Video-assisted cardiac surgery for intracardiac tumors ¹

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, 199, Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei, Taiwan

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Objective: To present our experience in surgical excision of intracardiac tumors in three patients using video-assisted cardiac surgical techniques. Methods: Three patients received emergency video-assisted cardiac surgery for excision of right atrial or left atrial tumors. These surgeries were performed through right anterior submammary minithoracotomies and guided by video-assisted endoscopic techniques by projected images on a video monitor while under femoro–femoral cardiopulmonary bypass. The myocardium was protected by continuous coronary perfusion with fibrillatory arrest. Conventional instruments were used. Results: All but one of the tumors were excised completely. The bypass time was 88–148 min. The operation time was 3.5–4.4 h. There were no operative deaths. Pathological examination of the tumors showed left atrial myxoma, metastatic left atrial choriocarcinoma, and right atrial lymphoma. One patient died from non-cardiac origin 5 weeks after discharge. Follow-up was completed with the two survivors. Transthoracic echocardiographic examination showed good ventricular function without any residual tumors. They were both in New York Heart Association functional class I or II. They were satisfied with the cosmetic healing of their incisions. Conclusion: Video-assisted cardiac surgery is technically feasible and can be performed in surgical excision of intracardiac tumors.

Key Words: Video-assisted cardiac surgery • Myxoma • Cardiac