title: A 4-year-old girl with giant left atrial diverticulum resulting in severe mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Left atrial diverticulum is rare in a pediatric patient. A 4-year-old girl underwent a left atrial plication concomitant with mitral valve replacement, and early postoperative course was uneventful. This patient has remained asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrent diverticular formation after 9 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 2100 Magome, Iwatsuki, Saitama 339-8551, Japan. a1095982@pref.saitama.lg.jp
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Gen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D016279:Atrial Function, Left / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome