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Cardioscopy and robotic assistance for the diagnosis of intraventricular endocarditis
H Arbatli1, B Hendrickx, J De Meester
1Department of Cardiovascular, Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease
|October 18, 2001
Abstract:
A 44-year-old male patient with an undefined mass in the left ventricular endocardium was scheduled for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Ventricular investigation and tissue biopsies were completed with the help of a voice-controlled robotic arm. Pathologic examination revealed non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. In addition to videoscopy, robotic assistance allows an easier diagnostic and therapeutic approach of intraventricular pathologies.