title: Usefulness of real-time three-dimensional trans-oesophageal echocardiography for detection of isolated unroofed coronary sinus.
abstract: We report a case of unroofed coronary sinus not associated with the persistent left superior vena cava. Definite diagnosis of the unroofed coronary sinus was obtained by trans-oesophageal echocardiography, which revealed the unroofed portion with left-to-right shunt. Real-time three-dimensional trans-oesophageal echocardiography could show the whole pictures of the defect, which was useful information for surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Yokohama City University School of Medicine,Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Yokohama City University School of Medicine,Japan.
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Surgery,Yokohama City University School of Medicine,Japan.
authors.forename: Munetaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054326:Coronary Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans