title: Surgical management of extensive lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium.
abstract: Lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium is a rare lesion that is usually limited to the interatrial septum. The authors report on a patient that suffered from an extensive lipomatous hypertrophy, which protruded into the right and left atrium as well as the superior vena cava and caused inflow obstruction. Therapeutic management is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Westphalian Wilhelms-University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stypmann
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hammel
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology