title: Ascites and weight loss in a child: due to congenital division of the right atrium.
abstract: Congenital division of an atrial chamber is a very rare congenital malformation that more commonly affects the left atrium but which may, in rare circumstances, involve the right atrium. Such a divided right atrium may present with symptoms consistent with increased portal venous pressure. Reported is a case with unusual clinical presentation. The patient underwent resection of the dividing shelf with good postoperative results.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, Marie Lannelongue Hôspital, Universite Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alkhulaifi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serraf
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Planché
mesh_terms: D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017082:Portal Pressure; D015431:Weight Loss