title: Right juxtaposition and a tunnel between the atrial appendages in a patient with atrial septal defect and pulmonary valve stenosis.
abstract: A 13-month-old boy with a diagnosis of atrial septal defect and pulmonary valve stenosis was admitted for corrective surgery. Right juxtaposition of the atrial appendages with a tunnel between the atrial appendages was detected during the surgery. The patient was operated successfully and had an uneventful recovery. Once right juxtaposition of the atrial appendages has been identified, the possibility of a "tunnel" communication between the appendages must be considered and ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey mkaracelik@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karaçelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doyurgan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Özdemir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dr Behcet Uz Children's Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman Nejat
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Sariosmanoğlu
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: atrium; congenital heart disease