title: [Diverticulum of the left atrium detected antenatally. Management of a case].
abstract: Cardiac diverticulae are rare, most often affecting the ventricles rather than the atria. We report the case of a diverticulum of the left atrium discovered during routine fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed at birth with cardiac echography and an MRI. In view of the patient's age and asymptomatic nature, it was decided to defer surgery and to observe the infant with regular echocardiography. Surgery was eventually performed via a left thoracotomy after the appearance of signs of cardiac compression, and there were no complications in the post-operative period.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire, hôpital H. Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie. Mounir.Dhiab@fmt.rnu.tn
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dhiab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chihaoui
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouarda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gharsallah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammoun
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis