Abstract
A newly identified left atrial (LA) mass on a post-repair intraoperative transoesphageal echocardiogram (TEE), following a left ventricle (LV) thrombectomy, will make the surgical team wonder—whether a part of the thrombus has been dislodged into the LA or what else could it be? This report is about a 34-year-old male who underwent LV thrombectomy, for whom the post cardiopulmonary bypass intra-operative TEE showed a new LA mass that turned out to be an inverted left atrial appendage on exploration.
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Robinson, A., Nareshkumar, T. & Bathala, M.R. An inverted left atrial appendage—when it gives a surprise on the table. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-024-01726-5
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