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Complete excision of an interatrial septal bronchogenic cyst under cardiopulmonary bypass in a 70-year-old male resulted in an uneventful recovery and normal sinus rhythm at 1-year follow-up.
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Complete surgical excision of a rare intracardiac bronchogenic cyst in the interatrial septum can be successfully performed with favorable mid-term outcomes.
Supports feasibility of surgical excision for rare interatrial bronchogenic cysts; leaves open need for larger series on outcomes and management.
Bronchogenic cysts are classified as a type of congenital foregut cyst. They are usually extrapulmonary and occur mostly along the tracheobronchial tree. Intracardiac bronchogenic cysts are very rare. As far as we know, only 3 cases have been reported previously. This paper presents a unique case of a 70-year-old male who was diagnosed with a bronchogenic cyst in the interatrial septum with a concomitant persistent left superior vena cava. He underwent successful complete excision of the cyst under cardiopulmonary bypass and enjoyed an uneventful life with normal sinus rhythm during the 1-year follow-up. The relevant literature is reviewed and an explanation for the embryogenesis of the bronchogenic cyst in such a peculiar location is proposed.
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Chien‐Chang Chen (2006) conducted a case report in Bronchogenic cyst in the interatrial septum with a single persistent left superior vena cava (n=1). Complete excision of the cyst under cardiopulmonary bypass was evaluated on Clinical outcome (uneventful life with normal sinus rhythm). Complete excision of an interatrial septal bronchogenic cyst under cardiopulmonary bypass in a 70-year-old male resulted in an uneventful recovery and normal sinus rhythm at 1-year follow-up.
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