title: [Surgical treatment of cor triatriatum in 15 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the clinical data of pathological morphology, diagnosis, surgical treatment of cor triatriatum in 15 patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifteen patients with a mean age of (14.6+/-10.3) years (range from 6 months to 40 years) were performed operations under extracorporeal circulation. Fourteen of the patients had cor triatriatum sinister, and 1 had cor triatriatum dexter; 12 of the 15 patients had other cardiac abnormalities. The excision of the fibromuscular membrane was accomplished through a right atrial incision in all of the 14 cases, and the associated abnormalities were corrected at the same time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One patient died after the operation, and the other survivors had good outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Operation is necessary if the diagnosis is clear. The patients generally have good prognosis. Surgical results of cor triatriatum depend on the complexity of associated defects and the adequacy of the repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. zgy668@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sheng-xi
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guo-yong
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Wan-jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hai-he
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Wei-xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Chun-fang
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Han-chai
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ming-Dao
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult