title: Operative correction of cor triatriatum sinister with systemic venous return anomaly (inferior vena cava-left atrium).
abstract: Cor triatriatum sinister is a rare cardiac anomaly. It is characterized by the presence of a fibromuscular membrane in the left atrium, thus forming a proximal chamber receiving the pulmonary veins and a distal chamber communicating with the mitral valve and the left atrial appendage. This rare pathology tends to coexist with a persistent left superior vena cava, whereas the presence of an anomalous systemic venous return is unusual. In this article, we report successful treatment of a patient with cor triatriatum sinister who has an additional systemic venous return anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, 24 Rue Micheli du Crest, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cikirikcioglu
authors.forename: Tolga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatar
authors.forename: Arzu Dönmez
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Antal
authors.forename: Eduardo D A
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Didier
authors.forename: Afksendiyos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalangos
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery