title: Surgical treatment of giant left atrial diverticulum in an adult.
abstract: Giant left atrial diverticulum is a rare congenital abnormality that is most commonly diagnosed in childhood. Here, we report the case of an 18-year-old woman who presented with chest tightness. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography imaging revealed a 12-cm×7-cm left atrial diverticulum. After transesophageal echocardiography was used to exclude left atrial thrombus and mitral regurgitation, an isolated left atrial diverticulum resection was performed. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: guohuiming_ggh@163.com.
authors.forename: Hui-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, and Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Chao
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed