title: Echocardiography and excision of lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum.
abstract: We present a case of massive lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum, in which transesophageal echocardiography was used to guide surgical resection. Tissue removal was undertaken without entering either the left or right atrium, thereby obviating the need for atrial septal reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre and the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. oxorn@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Oxorn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edelist
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Joyner
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male