title: [Congenital partial pericardial defect of the left atrial appendage (author's transl)].
abstract: Congenital partial pericardial defect with herniation of the left atrial appendage is a rare anomaly. Clinical appearance of a 25 years old man with this anomaly is described. Although the physical examination showed no pathological signs and the routine laboratory data were within normal limits, the chest X ray showed a prominent shadow of the left cardiac border; the cineangiocardiographic findings revealed that the prominence was due to a large left atrial appendage. Since strangulation of the left atrial appendage is a well known and described potential hazard; thoracic surgery was performed without any complication.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D011391:Prolapse / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Difetto congenito parziale del pericardio con prolasso dell'orecchietta sinistra.