Surgical treatment of cardiac fibroma in a child with left ventricular noncompaction

AbstractSurgical treatment of cardiac fibroma is rare in patients with left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC). Although several case reports regarding cardiac fibroma have been published, resection in a patient with LVNC has not been described. Here, we describe the surgical treatment of left ventricular fibroma in a child with LVNC. We resected a cardiac fibroma in a 10 ‐year‐old boy with LVNC to control ventricular arrhythmia. Partial resection with careful tumor dissection was performed to avoid endocardial damage and entering the ventricular cavity. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient remains asymptomatic without heart failure or arrhyth mia. Surgical excision of cardiac fibroma can be performed safely with excellent results, even in a child with LVNC.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - August 1, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yosuke Sakurai, Yoshifumi Kunii, Minori Tateishi, Satoshi Okugi, Yuchen Cao, Masaaki Koide Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research