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Resection of left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma through thoracoscopic-assisted minithoracotomy

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 388-1 Poongnap-dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-040, South Korea

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E-mail address: jwlee{at}amc.seoul.kr (J.W. Lee).

Although a mobile papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricle should be excised to prevent systemic embolism, difficulties in surgical exposure of a left ventricular mass are not uncommon. Herein, we report a minimally invasive approach for resecting left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma using thoracoscopic assistance.

Key Words: Minimally invasive; Left ventricle; Mass; Benign