title: Surgical treatment of congenital right atrial aneurysm in an adult patient.
abstract: A 52-year-old man with atrial flutter was diagnosed as having a large congenital aneurysm or diverticulum of the right atrium. Surgical resection of the aneurysm under beating heart condition promptly eliminated atrial flutter. The patient has maintained sinus rhythm during the past 18 months of follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Aomori General Hospital, 2-1-1 Higashitsukurimichi, Aomori 030-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Yoshikatsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadahiro
mesh_terms: D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome