Giant left atrium as cause of left pulmonary artery obstruction.
A case of a giant left atrium with compression of the left pulmonary artery and left main bronchus is described. The surgical approach was through a left thoracotomy, and the correction included mitral valve replacement, reduction atrioplasty, and dissection and release of the left pulmonary artery.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001980:Bronchi; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery