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Ascites and weight loss in a child: due to congenital division of the right atrium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Abdul M. Alkhulaifi ,
Alain Serraf  and
Claude Planché
Abdul M. Alkhulaifi*
Affiliation:
Service de Chirurgie, Marie Lannelongue Hôspital, Universite Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Alain Serraf
Affiliation:
Service de Chirurgie, Marie Lannelongue Hôspital, Universite Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
Claude Planché
Affiliation:
Service de Chirurgie, Marie Lannelongue Hôspital, Universite Paris-Sud, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
*
A. M. Alkhulaifi, Service de Prof C. Planché, Marie Lannelongue Hôspital, Universite Paris-Sud, 133 Avenue de la Résistance, 92350 Le Plessis-Robinson, France. Tel: 33 1 40942800; Fax: 33 1 40945581
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Abstract

Congenital division of an atrial chamber is a very rare congenital malformation that more commonly affects the left atrium but which may, in rare circumstances, involve the right atrium. Such a divided right atrium may present with symptoms consistent with increased portal venous pressure. Reported is a case with unusual clinical presentation. The patient underwent resection of the dividing shelf with good postoperative results.

Keywords

Cor triatriatumdivided atriumportal venous obstruction
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , May 1999 , pp. 335 - 337
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999

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