Enlarged Right Atrium Falsely Interpreted as a Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report
نویسندگان
1 Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Resident of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Radiologist, Medical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5 Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
doi
10.22038/jctm.2015.4758چکیده
Right atrial dilation due to left heart disease is a common complication among adults. The present review aimed to describe a case of massively dilated right atrium in a female patient presenting with valvular heart disease and no atrial fibrillation. The results of chest X-ray revealed a large opacity filling the lower right hemithorax, falsely interpreted as a mediastinal mass. During the transesophageal echocardiography, severe enlargement of the right atrium was detected, and open mitral and tricuspid valve replacements were performed successfully.
