Kan-O M, Kimura S, Shiose A. Left atrial myxoma resection through right mini-thoracotomy in a patient with retrosternal gastric tube.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021;
61:960-962. [PMID:
34757423 DOI:
10.1093/ejcts/ezab461]
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Abstract
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.
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