UNIDENTIFIED RETAINED LEFT ATRIAL-MYXOMA - INTRAOPERATIVE DETECTION BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

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作者
OKEEFE, PA [1 ]
JIN, XY [1 ]
JENKINS, M [1 ]
AMADI, AA [1 ]
BENNETT, JG [1 ]
机构
[1] ROYAL BROMPTON NATL HEART & LUNG HOSP,DEPT CARDIOTHORAC SURG,LONDON SW3 6NP,ENGLAND
关键词
ATRIAL MYXOMA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1016/S1010-7940(05)80013-2
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 73-year-old woman underwent surgery for removal of a large left atrial myxoma diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiogram. At operation a large tumour was removed, and the left atrium and atrial septum closed. Trans-oesophageal echocardiography prior to weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass revealed that a smaller tumour, which had not been detected by visual inspection or palpation, remained within the left atrium, This was removed through the atrial septum, and the operation completed uneventfully. The patient made a full recovery.
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页码:599 / 601
页数:3
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