Totally thoracoscopic surgical resection of left ventricular benign tumor

ObjectiveThe study objective was to explore the feasibility and safety of totally endoscopic resection a left ventricular tumor through small chest incisions without robotic assistance.MethodsFour patients with (1 papillary fibroelastoma, 1 lipoma, 2 myxomas) underwent surgery peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass. The mean age 58 ± 15 years. There were 3 female male patient. Through 3-port in right chest, pericardiotomy, bicaval cannulation, cardiac arrest, atriotomy, performed under thoracoscopy.ResultsAll had successful resections. bypass aortic crossclamp times 110 14 minutes 19 minutes, respectively. length stay intensive care unit 38 27 hours. no mortalities or complications this cohort. Patients discharged 7 days after operation. Transthoracic echocardiography showed that completely removed any residue months surgery.ConclusionsTotally robotically assisted surgical system is feasible reproducible. This technique could minimize trauma achieves complete resection.