RESUMO
Left ventricular masses are rare entities that often require surgical excision when diagnosed due to the risk of embolization. We report 2 separate patients presenting with evidence of cerebral embolization both of whom were diagnosed with isolated left ventricular masses and underwent surgical excision through a robot-assisted approach. Microscopic pathology revealed a myxoma and hemangioma, respectively. Both cases demonstrate that left ventricular masses can be feasibly excised through a robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach.
Assuntos
Neoplasias Cardíacas , Hemangioma , Mixoma , Robótica , Humanos , Ventrículos do Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Ventrículos do Coração/cirurgia , Ventrículos do Coração/patologia , Toracotomia , Mixoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Mixoma/cirurgia , Neoplasias Cardíacas/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cardíacas/cirurgia , Hemangioma/diagnóstico por imagem , Hemangioma/cirurgia , Hemangioma/patologiaRESUMO
Difficult airway management in the gravid patient is a well-described phenomenon. We present a case of emergent cesarean delivery complicated by a "cannot intubate, cannot ventilate" scenario that was later determined to be secondary to an allergic, IgE-mediated reaction to epidurally administered local anesthetic.
