| Literature DB >> 11305061 |
A Marumoto1, Y Ashida, H Maeta, S Ishiguro, H Kuroda, S Ohgi.
Abstract
A 32-year-old man admitted for treatment of a left atrial myxoma showed a 76 x 25 mm tumor in the left atrium originating in the interatrial septum upon echocardiography. The myxoma was surgically removed using a mini sternotomy and the superior transseptal approach. The hospital course was unremarkable. In the 2 years since operation, the patient has remained asymptomatic and tumor-free. The superior transseptal approach is thus useful in surgical removal of left atrial myxoma because it can be excised with minimum manipulation despite the mini sternotomy and small skin incision.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11305061 DOI: 10.1007/bf02913600
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1344-4964