Two cases of right atrial myxoma in redo patients. A mere coincidence?

Sansone, Fabrizio and Ceresa, Fabrizio and Patanè, Francesco (2013) Two cases of right atrial myxoma in redo patients. A mere coincidence? Il giornale di chirurgia, 34 (1/2). pp. 11-13. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

We describe two cases of right atrial myxoma in redo patients who had previously undergone to coronary artery by-pass grafting (CABGs) and mitral valve replacement respectively. Both of patients experienced effort dyspnea and were assessed by trans-thoracic echocardiography, revealing the right atrial masses. They were operated on for myxoma resection and postoperative course was uneventful. Our report deals with the interesting topic of the location of benign masses that are usually more common in the left atrium. Should we hypothesize that the right atrial manipulation during the previous surgery induces the onset of the right atrial mass? It is an interesting matter to debate.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Right atrial myxoma, Redo surgery, Pedicle, Effort dyspnea
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	27 Oct 2016 08:09
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2016 08:09
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/8283

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