title: Case of single right atrial diverticulum and review of etiology and management.
abstract: Single diverticulum of the right atrium is an exceedingly rare congenital malformation. We describe successful surgical resection in a 22-year-old asymptomatic woman with single right atrial diverticulum. An attempt is also made to throw light on the etiology and management of this disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shyamadeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borgohain
authors.forename: Lalitaditya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Sarveshwer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cardiac surgical procedures; cardiomegaly; congenital; diverticulum; heart atria; heart defects