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Left ventricular tumors are rare. Resection of these tumours has been done through a variety of incisions. The left ventricular (LV) cavity is a difficult chamber to evaluate per-operatively, In our patient we used the telescope from an endoscopic vein harvesting system. The scope was introduced through the aortic valve, to completely inspect the LV cavity. With video assistance complete resection of the tumour without damage to chordae or papillary muscles was possible.
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Theodore, S., Sangili, S., Jagannath, B.R. et al. Novel use of endoscopic vein harvest system to resect a left ventricular mass. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 22, 223–224 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-006-0007-0
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