title: [Cor triatriatum. Anatomical forms and surgical treatment of 6 consecutive cases].
abstract: Six cases of cor triatriatum documented and operated on at Henri-Mondor hospital between 1980 and 1984 are reported. Ages at the time of surgery ranged from 8 months to 57 years. Four of the 6 patients presented with pulmonary hypertension. Anatomic types consisted of 4 diaphragmatic types and 2 more complex malformations. Associated lesions were present in all but one patients. They consisted mostly of interatrial defects (depending on their position with regard to the intra-atrial membrane, they play a determinant role in the symptomatology) and of a left superior vena cava (which might play a role in the embryogenesis of the malformation). Except for one early postoperative death, results of surgery were excellent for all patients, with a mean follow-up of 5 years. This series, compared with the literature, allows precising the embryologic and anatomic aspects of the malformation and the surgical techniques in complex types.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Créteil.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bloch
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Heurtematte
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mesnildrey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casasoprana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magnier
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tamari
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Seurat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vernant
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Coeur triatial. Formes anatomiques et traitement chirurgical de 6 cas consécutifs.