• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, P.R.China;
WANG Chunsheng, Email: wang.chunsheng@zs-hospital.sh.cn
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Objective  To share clinical experience of minimally invasive technique in surgical treatment of cardiac tumors. Methods  Clinical data of 50 patients with cardiac tumors who underwent surgical teatment in Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University from January 2011 to September 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. There were 18 males and 32 females aged from 32 to 65 years (mean age 47 years). Cardiac tumors were located in the left atrium in 44 (88%) patients and right atrium in 6 (12%) patients. Results  There was no in-hospital death. All patients recovered well without any complications. Mean total operating, cardiopulmonary bypass and aortic cross-clamp time was 148±45 min, 56±23 min, 26±16 min, respectively. The average time to extubation was 5±3 hours and the median length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and in the hospital was 9±6 hours and 5±3 days, respectively. All patients were followed up for 1 to 44 months without tumor recurrence except one. Conclusion  Minimally invasive technique in surgical treatment of cardiac tumors via right anterolateral thoracotomy is a safe and feasible method with good cosmetic results and rapid postoperative recovery, and is worthy of clinical selective application for treatment of benign cardiac tumor.

Citation: SONG Kai, SHEN Jinqiang, WEI Lai, XIA Limin, DING Wenjun, SUN Yongxin, LAI Hao, WANG Chunsheng. The clinical application of minimally invasive technique in surgical treatment of cardiac tumors. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2017, 24(8): 626-629. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201509065 Copy

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