Surgical management of extensive lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium

S Christiansen; J Stypmann; H A Baba; D Hammel; H H Scheld

doi:10.1016/s0967-2109(99)00080-0

Surgical management of extensive lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium

Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Jan;8(1):88-90. doi: 10.1016/s0967-2109(99)00080-0.

Authors

S Christiansen¹, J Stypmann, H A Baba, D Hammel, H H Scheld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Westphalian Wilhelms-University of Münster, Germany.

PMID: 10661712
DOI: 10.1016/s0967-2109(99)00080-0

Abstract

Lipomatous hypertrophy of the right atrium is a rare lesion that is usually limited to the interatrial septum. The authors report on a patient that suffered from an extensive lipomatous hypertrophy, which protruded into the right and left atrium as well as the superior vena cava and caused inflow obstruction. Therapeutic management is discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiomegaly / diagnosis
Cardiomegaly / etiology
Cardiomegaly / surgery*
Female
Heart Atria / surgery
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Heart Septum / pathology
Heart Septum / surgery
Humans
Lipoma / complications
Lipoma / diagnosis
Lipoma / surgery*
Middle Aged
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnosis
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnosis
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology