[Surgical treatment of cor triatriatum in 15 patients].
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.
Chen
Sheng-xi
SX
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China. zgy668@hotmail.com
Zhu
Guo-yong
GY
Luo
Wan-jun
WJ
Jiang
Hai-he
HH
Zhang
Wei-xing
WX
Long
Long
L
Zhang
Chun-fang
CF
Zhou
Han-chai
HC
Yuan
Ming-Dao
MD
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