title: Looking at the frame after the picture: "retrocardiac echocardiography".
abstract: We report three cases of mediastinal structures encroaching on the left atrium without haemodynamic compromise. These cases emphasize the potential role of echocardiography for the diagnosis and the management of several extracardiac mediastinal abnormalities.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Anghel
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dedobbeleer
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Argacha
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loiseau
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Unger
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged