Left atrial myxoma resection through right mini-thoracotomy in a patient with retrosternal gastric tube.
Meikun Kan-OSatoshi KimuraAkira ShiosePublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
We report a case with a retrosternal gastric tube after oesophagectomy, who required left atrial myxoma resection, pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage closure. A right mini-thoracotomy approach was adopted to avoid neo-oesophagus injury, and nitric oxide inhalation was useful to facilitate one-lung ventilation while dissecting the pleural adhesion.
Keyphrases
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- nitric oxide
- mitral valve
- aortic valve replacement
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- case report
- thoracic surgery
- aortic valve
- mechanical ventilation
- nitric oxide synthase
- intensive care unit
- biofilm formation
- hydrogen peroxide
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- coronary artery disease
- aortic stenosis
- cell adhesion