Nadir bir kalp tümörü: Biatrial miksoma

On iki yaşında çocuk hasta hastanemiz çocuk acil servisine, yaklaşık altı aydır var olan çarpıntı, nefes darlığı, ateş nedeniyle başvurdu. Üriner enfeksiyon ön tanısı yatışı yapılan hasta kardiak 3/6 üfürüm nedeniyle ekokardiyografi yapıldı sağda daha büyük sol da daha küçük olmak üzere biatriyal kitle saptandı. Kitleler aynı sapla septuma bağlanmakta idi. Sağ atriotomi ile septum pedikül etrafı adacık şeklinde çıkarılarak oluşturulan defekt yoluyla her iki kitle sapı ile beraber parçalanmadan tek parça halinde cerrahi olarak çıkartıldı. Post operatif beşinci gün şifa ile taburcu edildi.

A rare cardiac tumor: Biatrial myxoma

A child aged 12 years old with palpitation, short of breath and fever for six months was admitted to our pediatric emergency department. Echocardiography was applied to the patient whom hospitalized with prior diagnosis of the urinary tract infection, due to the 3/6 cardiac murmur. Biatrial masses were found, bigger on the right atrium and smaller on the left atrium, to attach the septum with the same pedicule. Both masses with the pedicule were removed through defect following right atriotomy. The patient was discharged on postoperatif ffth days with health.

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