title: Congenital diverticulum of the left atrium.
abstract: Two cases of congenital diverticulum of the left atrial appendage are described. The first patient was a 3-year-old girl who had a cerebral embolism. The second patient was a 3(1/2)-year-old girl with signs of pericarditis. Treatment consisted of excising the diverticula. The limited literature on diverticulum of the left atrium as a congenital abnormality is also briefly reviewed.
authors.affiliation: The Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levinsky
authors.forename: Badr
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Idbeis
authors.forename: Robert L.
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gingell
authors.forename: Daniel R.
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pieroni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian