Totally endoscopic non-robotic excision of aortic valve fibroelastoma: a case report.

Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
Published Date: Nov 19, 2022

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are a rare subtype of benign primary cardiac tumours, which are most commonly found on the aortic valve. Although median sternotomy is still used frequently there has been different attempts to remove the aortic valve PFEs minimally invasively using robotic and Mini sternotomy approach.

Authors

  • Sadia Batool
    Department of Cardiac Surgery and Lung and Heart Transplantation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28 Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Bron Cedex, France. sadiabatool999@gmail.com.
  • Arnaud Patoir
    Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28 Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.
  • Amelie de Meaux
    Echocardiography Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28 Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.
  • Marco Vola
    Department of Cardiac Surgery and Lung and Heart Transplantation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Louis Pradel, 28 Avenue du Doyen Lépine, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.

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