Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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3/2011 vol. 8

Inverted-T shape incision as a successful method of visualization of left atrial myxoma which is located atypically

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (3): 348–350
Online publish date: 2011/09/30
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71 years old asymptomatic female with left atrial myxoma with broad base, located in the superior part of interatrial septum beneath superior caval vane, was admitted to the hospital for surgery. Due to difficult access and small size of left atrium we did inverted T shape incision to visualize the tumor better. This approach enabled total excision of the tumor with preservation of oncological resection margin and suture of the big loss of interatrial septum with pericardial patch without any problem.
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