Herniation of the left atrial appendage through a congenital partial pericardial defect

G Finet; A Bozio; J P Frieh; J F Cordier; P Celard

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059850

Herniation of the left atrial appendage through a congenital partial pericardial defect

Eur Heart J. 1991 Oct;12(10):1148-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059850.

Authors

G Finet¹, A Bozio, J P Frieh, J F Cordier, P Celard

Affiliation

¹ Hôpital cardiologique et pneumologique, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.

PMID: 1782941
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059850

Abstract

We present a case of herniation of the left atrial appendage through a congenital partial absence of the pericardium. The diagnosis was demonstrated by echocardiography and the surgical correction achieved with autologous pericardium.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Hernia / diagnostic imaging
Hernia / etiology
Humans
Male
Pericardium / abnormalities*
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging