Anaesthesia Management of Laparoscopic Subtotal Gastrectomy in a Patient With Atrial Myxoma: A Case Report.

Atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac tumour that is associated with serious complications such as sudden cardiac death and stroke and warrants early surgical resection. We report a case of a 73-year-old male with an incidental diagnosis of left atrial myxoma undergoing general anaesthesia for laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy, D2 lymphadenectomy, and Roux-en-Y gastroduodenectomy for a newly diagnosed pyloric tumour. Careful anaesthetic considerations and management need to be taken when undergoing non-cardiac surgery to mitigate the peri-operative complications of the left atrial myxoma. Collaborative management under a multidisciplinary team of anaesthetists, surgeons, cardiologists, and cardiothoracic surgeons is essential.