TY - JOUR AU - Cotrufo, Maurizio AU - Sibilio, Gerolamo AU - Marra, Claudio AU - Dialetto, Giovanni AU - Giordano, Salvatore AU - De Feo, Marisa AU - De Santo, Luca Salvatore PY - 2011/08/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Radical and Harmless Shave Resection of Atypical Papillary Fibroelastomas of the Cardiac Valves JF - The Heart Surgery Forum JA - HSF VL - 14 IS - 4 SE - DO - 10.1532/HSF98.20101156 UR - https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/562 SP - E242-E244 AB - <p><b>Background:</b> Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare cardiac tumors usually treated by shave resection. Up to 20% of the patients are actually denied such a conservative surgical approach because atypical morphology is thought to preclude radical and effective outcomes.</p><p><b>Methods/Results:</b> Surgical tricks and tips of shave resection are elucidated, and a case series presentation of the morphology of atypical PFEs treated by shave resection is described.</p><p><b>Conclusion:</b> In experienced hands surgical shave resection is the gold standard for the treatment of PFE even in atypical presentations.</p> ER -