An aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma: A case report

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.14735

Anıl Karaağaç, Adlan Olsun, Tolga Can, Mehmet İnanç Yeşilkaya, Mehmet Kaplan

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dr. Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2018.14735

Papillary fibroelastomas are rare tumors of the heart, mostly involving the valves. They can be asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally or they can cause life-threatening clinic scenarios including cerebrovascular accidents, coronary arterial occlusions, or peripheral embolisms. Papillary fibroelastomas can be easily excised surgically using valve sparing techniques with low complication rates and without recurrence. In this report, we present a case of papillary fibroelastoma which was found incidentally before coronary artery bypass grafting operation and successful removal of the lesion with a valve sparing approach.

Keywords : Aortic valve repair; coronary artery bypass grafting; papillary fibroelastoma; valve sparing surgery

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