Subxiphoid dual-port thymectomy for thymoma in a patient with post-aortic left brachiocephalic vein
| Autor: | Yukitoshi Satoh, Masahito Naito, Kazu Shiomi, Mototsugu Ono, Yoshio Mastui, Shoko Hayashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Thymoma medicine.medical_treatment 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Port (medical) medicine Humans Internal Thoracic Vein Thymic Vein Brachiocephalic vein Brachiocephalic Veins business.industry Thoracic Surgery Video-Assisted Mediastinum General Medicine Thymus Neoplasms Middle Aged medicine.disease Thymectomy Cardiac surgery 030228 respiratory system Cardiothoracic surgery Surgery Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 69(1) |
| ISSN: | 1863-6713 |
| Popis: | Post-aortic left brachiocephalic vein (PALBV) is one of the rare congenital vessel abnormalities associated with congenital heart disease. As only a few reports of surgical treatment for thymic tumor in patients with PALBV are available, this study reports the case of a patient with PALBV who underwent surgical treatment for thymoma. In a 60-year old woman, a nodule in the anterior mediastinum was detected on chest computed tomography (CT) during examination for arrhythmia. Thymoma was suspected, and surgical resection was considered. PALBV was detected on a contrast CT scan before surgery. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was used to perform thymectomy using the subxiphoid dual-port approach. This method provided an appropriate view of the operative field and made it easy to confirm the presence of PALBV and identify the thymic veins branching off from the internal thoracic vein. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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